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 requests and vt-py libraries, or SOAR platform with pre-built connectors

Workflow