# IP Intelligence Briefing: 54.78.90.40/32
## Executive Summary
IP address 54.78.90.40 is classified as Low Risk (Risk Score: 25) and represents a legitimate Amazon Web Services (AWS) EC2 compute instance. No active threat indicators or malicious behavior detected.
## Ownership & Infrastructure
- ASN: 16509 (Amazon.com, Inc.)
- Organization: Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited
- Network: AMAZON-DUB (54.78.0.0/16)
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
- Cloud Provider: Amazon Web Services
- Status: Firewalled / No Services exposed
## Geolocation
- Country: Ireland (IE)
- City: Dublin
- Region: D
- Coordinates: 53.35, -6.26
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Geographic Consensus: Validated
## DNS Resolution
- PTR Record: ec2-54-78-90-40.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
- Forward Resolution: Confirmed
- Domain: amazonaws.com
- DNSSEC Valid: Yes
## Network Services
- Open Ports: None detected
- HTTP/HTTPS: No services exposed
- TLS Certificate: None
- Network Role: Cloud hosting infrastructure
## Threat Indicators
- Abuse Confidence Score: N/A
- Known Attacker: No
- Tor Exit Node: No
- Spam Source: No
- Blacklist Count: 0
- DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists (minor listing)
- Threat Feeds: No matches
- Campaign Correlation: None
## Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 54.78.90.40/24
- Abuse Density: 0 (clean)
- Classification: Mostly clean
- Total Siblings: 1
- Active Siblings: 0
- Threat Siblings: 1 (isolated)
- High/Medium Risk Neighbors: 0
## Observation History
- Total Observations: 21
- Recent Activity: Minimal
- ASN Signals: Observed from 54.78.0.0/16 and 54.72.0.0/13 (AWS ranges)
- Threat Persistence: 0 days
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Threat Observation Count: 1 (historical)
## Relationships
- DNS Associations: ec2-54-78-90-40.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com
- Network Relationships: AMAZON-DUB
- Total Relationships: 40
## Recommended Actions
No specific firewall or blocking actions recommended. The IP presents a low-risk profile consistent with legitimate cloud infrastructure operations.
## Intelligence Assessment
This IP belongs to AWS Dublin region infrastructure and shows no evidence of malicious activity. The lack of exposed services and proper DNS reverse resolution aligns with standard cloud provider security posture. The single DNSBL listing is minor and does not indicate active threat behavior. SOC teams may allow traffic from this IP without restriction, but should maintain standard cloud infrastructure monitoring practices.
Classification: LOW RISK โ Legitimate AWS EC2 Infrastructure
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๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Network Name | AMAZON-DUB |
| CIDR Block | 54.78.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | Ireland |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ec2-54-78-90-40.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ec2-54-78-90-40.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ 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 | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 19% | 1 | 2 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 20% | 9 | 14 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-26 06:51:33 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 02:58:27 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 03:21:44 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 21 |
| Total Observations | 22 |
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