# INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 45.79.167.148/32
## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The target IP address 45.79.167.148 is registered to Linode (ASN 63949) within the United States and presents a low-risk profile. Current analysis indicates no active threat indicators, no blacklist listings, and minimal operational activity on cloud infrastructure.
## PROFILE OVERVIEW
Reputation: Low Risk
Risk Score: 0
Provider: Linode (ASN 63949)
Organization: LINODE
Location: New Jersey, US (Cedar Knolls)
Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute/Hosting
Network Classification: Cloud infrastructure, firewalled configuration
## THREAT INDICATORS
Current Threat Assessment: None detected
- Blacklist Status: 0 entries across all threat feeds
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable (no active abuse signals)
- Known Attacker: False
- Spam Source: False
- Tor Exit Node: False
- Known Campaigns: None correlated
## NETWORK BEHAVIOR
- Open Ports: None detected
- TLS Certificates: None
- HTTP Services: None
- DNS Resolution: No PTR hostnames, no forward resolution confirmed
- Control Plane Status: Route stable, DNSSEC valid, operator score 0.1304 (Minimal)
## SUBNET ANALYSIS (45.79.167.0/24)
- Abuse Density: 0.3333 (Low)
- Classification: Mostly clean
- Total Siblings: 3
- Active Siblings: 1
- Threat Siblings: 1
- Neighboring IPs:
- 45.79.167.23 (Risk Score: 25, Authority Score: 50)
- 45.79.167.35 (Risk Score: 25, Authority Score: 60)
## OBSERVATION HISTORY
Analysis of 20 historical observations reveals stable infrastructure patterns:
- Recent signals (August 2026) show consistent Linode provider attribution
- ASN routing through Akamai Connected Cloud infrastructure
- Subnet abuse density remains at 0.3333 across observation period
- No escalation in threat signals detected
## RELATED ENTITIES
All 8 relationship graph nodes map to Linode network infrastructure, confirming consistent cloud hosting environment association.
## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS
Action Required: None
Firewall Rules: Not recommended at this time
Risk Mitigation: Standard monitoring for cloud infrastructure baseline
## SOC ANALYST NOTES
This IP address operates on Linode cloud infrastructure with no services exposed and no active threat indicators. The subnet demonstrates low abuse density. Routine monitoring is appropriate; no blocking or mitigation actions are currently warranted based on this intelligence.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Linode |
| ASN | AS63949 |
| Network Name | LINODE |
| CIDR Block | 45.79.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 32% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 17% | 1 | 1 |
| Overall | 21% | 9 | 12 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-22 19:33:13 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 17:16:38 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 17:28:09 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 22 |
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