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Learn About IP Reputation & Threat Intelligence

Everything you need to understand IP reputation, threat intelligence, and how to protect your infrastructure from malicious actors.

Fundamentals

Core concepts and terminology

What is IP Reputation?

Learn how IP reputation works, why it matters for security, and how organizations use it to protect their infrastructure.

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DNSBL and IP Blocklists: Complete Guide

Comprehensive guide to DNS-based Blocklists (DNSBL) and IP blocklists. Learn how they work, types of blocklists, and how to protect your mail servers and applications.

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How IP Scoring Works

A deep dive into how Fraudcache calculates IP confidence scores and what different scores mean.

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IPv4 vs IPv6 Security Considerations

Understand the security differences between IPv4 and IPv6, and how to protect your infrastructure against threats on both protocols.

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Understanding CIDR Notation for IP Security

Learn CIDR notation basics and how network ranges are used in IP blocklists, firewall rules, and threat intelligence.

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IP Geolocation for Security: Location-Based Defense

Discover how IP geolocation enhances security by identifying suspicious geographic access patterns, enabling geo-blocking, and detecting VPN usage.

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Threat Intelligence Sharing: Collaborative Security

Discover how sharing threat intelligence between organizations strengthens collective defense and enables faster response to emerging cyber threats.

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IP Whitelisting Best Practices for Security

Learn IP whitelisting strategies, when to use allowlists, implementation best practices, and how to maintain secure access control for trusted sources.

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Understanding Threats

Common attack types and malicious actors

Understanding Spam Sources

Learn about the different types of spam, where it comes from, and how to protect your infrastructure.

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Protecting Against Botnets

Learn what botnets are, how they operate, and how to protect your infrastructure from botnet attacks.

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Web Application Attacks

Understand common web application attacks, how they work, and how to protect your websites and APIs.

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DDoS Attack Prevention & Mitigation Guide

Comprehensive guide to understanding, preventing, and mitigating Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in 2026.

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Authentication Attacks: Credential Stuffing, Brute Force & Account Takeover

Complete guide to authentication attacks including credential stuffing, brute force, SSH attacks, and account takeover. Learn detection and protection strategies.

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Phishing and Email Fraud Prevention

Understand how phishing attacks work and learn strategies to protect your organization from email fraud and social engineering.

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Malware Distribution Networks Explained

Learn how malware distribution networks operate, how to detect them, and strategies to protect your infrastructure.

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Cryptomining Attacks & Cryptojacking Defense

Learn about cryptomining attacks, how attackers hijack computing resources, and strategies to detect and prevent cryptojacking.

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API Abuse and Web Scraping Protection

Learn about API abuse, data scraping, and rate limiting strategies to protect your web services from automated exploitation.

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Bot Detection: Identifying Automated Threats

Learn how to detect and block malicious bots while allowing legitimate automated traffic. Comprehensive guide to bot detection techniques and protection.

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Integration Guides

Step-by-step technical tutorials

Integrating IP Blocklists with Nginx

Step-by-step guide to blocking malicious IPs in Nginx using geo modules, maps, and automated blocklist updates.

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Postfix Spam Filtering with DNSBL

Configure Postfix mail server to block spam using DNS-based blocklists and IP reputation filtering.

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Fail2ban IP Blocking Configuration Guide

Learn how to configure Fail2ban for automated IP blocking and integrate external blocklists for enhanced protection.

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Cloudflare IP Access Rules Integration

Configure Cloudflare firewall rules and IP Access Rules using threat intelligence for enhanced website protection.

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Apache IP Blocking Integration Guide

Complete guide to integrating Fraudcache IP blocklists with Apache HTTP Server for web application protection.

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HAProxy IP Blocking Integration Guide

Complete guide to integrating Fraudcache IP blocklists with HAProxy for high-performance traffic filtering.

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AWS WAF Integration Guide

Complete guide to integrating Fraudcache IP blocklists with AWS Web Application Firewall for cloud-native protection.

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Azure Firewall Integration Guide

Complete guide to integrating Fraudcache IP blocklists with Azure Firewall for cloud-native protection.

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pfSense IP Blocking Integration Guide

Complete guide to integrating Fraudcache IP blocklists with pfSense firewall using URL aliases.

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OPNsense IP Blocking

Configure OPNsense firewall for IP-based threat blocking.

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iptables and nftables IP Blocking

Linux firewall configuration for IP-based filtering.

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Docker and Kubernetes Security

Securing containerized applications and orchestration platforms.

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Traefik IP Filtering

Configure Traefik reverse proxy for IP-based access control.

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Caddy IP Blocking

Configure Caddy web server for IP-based filtering.

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ModSecurity WAF Integration

Integrate IP blocklists with ModSecurity web application firewall.

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Suricata and Snort IDS Integration

Integrate threat intelligence with intrusion detection systems.

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WAF Integration with Threat Intelligence

Learn how to enhance your Web Application Firewall with threat intelligence feeds for proactive protection against known malicious IPs and attack sources.

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Industry Security

Sector-specific security guidance

WordPress Security: Complete Protection Guide

Comprehensive WordPress security guide covering threats, hardening, plugin vulnerabilities, brute force protection, and Fraudcache integration.

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E-commerce Security: Protecting Online Stores from Fraud and Attacks

Comprehensive guide to e-commerce security covering payment fraud, bot attacks, data breaches, and PCI DSS compliance for online retailers.

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SaaS Security Best Practices

Security considerations for building and operating SaaS applications.

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Gaming Server Security Guide

Protect game servers from DDoS attacks, cheaters, and abuse.

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Financial Services Security

Security requirements and best practices for financial institutions.

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Healthcare Security and HIPAA

Protecting patient data and meeting healthcare security requirements.

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Education Sector Security

Protecting schools, universities, and educational technology.

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API Security Best Practices

Protect your APIs from abuse, attacks, and data leaks.

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IoT Device Security

Securing Internet of Things devices and networks.

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MSP Security Guide

Security best practices for Managed Service Providers.

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Cloud Infrastructure Security with Threat Intelligence

Learn how to secure cloud infrastructure using threat intelligence. Best practices for AWS, Azure, and GCP security with IP reputation integration.

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Advanced Topics

Expert-level security concepts

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