analyzing-indicators-of-compromise
Analyzing Indicators of Compromise
When to Use
Use this skill when:
- A phishing email or alert generates IOCs (URLs, IP addresses, file hashes) requiring rapid triage
- Automated feeds deliver bulk IOCs that need confidence scoring before ingestion into blocking controls
- An incident investigation requires contextual enrichment of observed network artifacts
Do not use this skill in isolation for high-stakes blocking decisions — always combine automated enrichment with analyst judgment, especially for shared infrastructure (CDNs, cloud providers).
Prerequisites
- VirusTotal API key (free or Enterprise) for multi-AV and sandbox lookup
- AbuseIPDB API key for IP reputation checks
- MISP instance or TIP for cross-referencing against known campaigns
- Python with
requestsandvt-pylibraries, or SOAR platform with pre-built connectors
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