# 72.215.33.196 — IP Intelligence Summary

72.215.33.196 is an IPv4 address operated by Cox Communications (AS22773), geolocated to Fort Walton Beach, United States. It belongs to a residential connection with reverse DNS name wsip-72-215-33-196.pn.at.cox.net. As of October 10, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Moderate Risk (40/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.196
- Last updated: 2026-10-10

## Ownership

- Organization: Cox Communications
- Network name: NETBLK-AT-CBS-72-215-32-0
- Allocated block: 72.215.32.0/20
- ASN: AS22773 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/22773)
- Regional registry: ARIN

## Location

- City: Fort Walton Beach
- Region: FL
- Country: United States
- Time zone: America/New_York

## Network classification

- Infrastructure type: Residential
- Datacenter / hosting: no
- Residential: yes
- Mobile: no
- Anycast: no
- Tor exit node: no
- VPN: no
- Proxy: no

## Risk assessment

- Assessment: Moderate Risk (40/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- wsip-72-215-33-196.pn.at.cox.net
- Forward-confirmed: yes

## Analyst narrative

**Intelligence Briefing: IP 72.215.33.196**

**Asset Profile**

The endpoint 72.215.33.196 was identified as a residential infrastructure asset belonging to Cox Communications (ASN 22773). Geolocation data placed the origin in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States. Reverse DNS resolution returned \`wsip-72-215-33-196.pn.at.cox.net\`.

**Threat Assessment**

Analysis assigned a moderate risk reputation score of 40. While no specific attack indicators or open ports were detected, the host was categorized as a Suspicious Host and listed on two of eight DNS blacklists. Behavioral scans recorded zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or active attacker signatures.

**Observation Timeline**

Threat signals were first observed on August 3, 2026, and persisted through October 10, 2026.

**Recommendation**

Security operations recommended implementing rate-limiting policies to mitigate potential nuisance traffic associated with the moderate risk classification.

**Suggested Firewall Rules**

*   **iptables:** \`iptables -A INPUT -s 72.215.33.196 -m limit --limit 5/min -j ACCEPT\`

*   **nginx:** \`limit_req zone=ipdebrief burst=5\`

*   **pf:** \`pass in on egress from 72.215.33.196 max-pkt-rate 5/1\`

## Nearby addresses

- 72.215.33.16 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.16)
- 72.215.33.26 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.26)
- 72.215.33.52 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.52)
- 72.215.33.71 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.71)
- 72.215.33.91 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.91)
- 72.215.33.118 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.118)
- 72.215.33.127 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.127)
- 72.215.33.197 (https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.197)

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Source: IPDebrief, "72.215.33.196 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/72.215.33.196, updated 2026-10-10. Assessments are probabilistic.