Threat Hunting

Needle in the haystack. Found

Quickly identify anomalous behavior and catch targeted threats

Overview

Effective threat hunting isn't just about finding more data, it’s about finding the right data. GreyNoise empowers your hunt team to adopt the PEAK Framework by correlating your internal traffic against our real-time map of internet-wide mass scanning.

By using GreyNoise to filter out opportunistic probes, benign scanners, and botnet noise, you reveal the statistically significant anomalies that represent targeted attacks. Stop chasing false positives and focus on the signals that actually threaten your perimeter.

How GreyNoise
Helps You Hunt Smarter

Focus effort on highest risks

Eliminate time-consuming research of benign and opportunistic scanning, allowing hunters to focus on infrastructure actually used by threat actors.

Supports threat research and hypothesis development

Hunters can use GreyNoise to conduct threat research, validate assumptions, and explore attack vectors in order to develop hypotheses.

Correlate isolated incidents

GreyNoise helps threat hunters link isolated incidents to larger campaigns by mapping attacker infrastructure and patterns, connecting logged IPs to those exploiting relevant vulnerabilities.

How GreyNoise Maps to the PEAK Hunting Framework

Explore Available Fields

Filter by category & search available IP fields and their uses with GreyNoise.
Categories
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NAME
Description & Use
Destination Countries
Countries where GreyNoise sensors saw this IP scanning. Indicates target geography.
IP Address Metadata
Destination Countries Count
Count of IPs targeting specific countries. Supports geo-threat monitoring.
Stats & Aggregates
Destination Country Codes
ISO codes for countries targeted by scanning. Supports correlation with geo-based IOCs.
IP Address Metadata
Details
Basic CVE details, including CVSS score (Common Vulnerability Scoring System), associated products & vendors, and NIST CVE recognition status. Provides context on the vulnerability itself.
Identification & Details
Details CVE CVSS Score
CVSS score assigned to the CVE. Commonly used in risk scoring but should be weighed alongside exploitation activity.
Identification & Details
Details Product
The product affected by the vulnerability (e.g., Apache HTTP Server). Used to match against an organization’s asset inventory for prioritization.
Identification & Details
Details Published to NIST NVD
Indicates if the vulnerability is published in the NIST National Vulnerability Database. Confirms official recognition and ensures compatibility with standard risk feeds.
Identification & Details
Details Vendor
The vendor or developer responsible for the affected product. Helps map vulnerabilities to vendor patch advisories and SLAs.
Identification & Details
Details Vulnerability Description
Summary of what the vulnerability is and how it works. Helps analysts understand potential impact and determine exploitability in their environment.
Identification & Details
Details Vulnerability Name
Human-readable name of the vulnerability. Practitioners use this for quick recognition when scanning advisories.
Identification & Details
Domain
Domain tied to the ASN owner. Provides higher-level ownership context.
IP Address Metadata
Exploitation Activity
Observed IPs scanning or exploiting the vulnerability today, in the last 10 days, and the last 30 days.
Exploitation Activity
Exploitation Activity Benign IP Count (10d)
Total number of benign IPs GreyNoise observed scanning or exploiting this vulnerability in the last 10 days.
Exploitation Activity
Exploitation Activity Benign IP Count (1d)
Total number of benign IPs GreyNoise observed scanning or exploiting this vulnerability today.
Exploitation Activity
Exploitation Activity Benign IP Count (30d)
Total number of benign IPs GreyNoise observed scanning or exploiting this vulnerability in the last 30 days.
Exploitation Activity
Exploitation Activity Seen
Whether GreyNoise has observed activity related to this CVE.
Exploitation Activity
ASN
Autonomous System Number routing the IP. Helps group malicious infrastructure.
IP Address Metadata
ASN Count
Count of IPs grouped by ASN. Supports ASN-level threat analysis.
Stats & Aggregates
Actor
Known or attributed owner/operator of the IP (e.g., research org, ISP, hosting provider). Useful for attribution.
Identity & Ownership
Actor Count
Aggregated count of IPs per actor. Supports statistical analysis of actors.
Stats & Aggregates
Bot
Flags whether the IP is part of known botnet activity. Helps detect automated scanning or malware distribution.
Classification
CVE
List of CVEs the IP has scanned for or attempted to exploit. Critical for vulnerability triage.
Vulnerability Intelligence
CVEs
CVEs tied to the tag behavior. Critical for identifying exploitation of known vulnerabilities.
Tag Information
Category
High-level network type (e.g., hosting, ISP, enterprise).
IP Address Metadata
Category Count
Aggregated count of IPs per category (hosting, ISP, etc.). Highlights infrastructure trends.
Stats & Aggregates
City
Registered city of the IP. Useful for geolocation context and pivoting.
IP Address Metadata
Classification
GreyNoise’s judgment of the IP’s intent: benign, malicious, suspicious, or unknown. Most useful filter for triage.
Classification
Classification Count
Aggregated count of IPs per classification. Useful for threat landscape analysis.
Stats & Aggregates
Created At
Date the tag was first added. Indicates when this behavior was first observed.
Tag Information
Description
Human-readable explanation of what the tag represents. Adds analyst context.
Tag Information
Destination ASNs
List of ASNs targeted by the IP. Helps show which networks are being scanned.
Sensor Metadata
Destination Cities
List of cities where scanning traffic was observed. Useful for geo-targeting analysis.
Sensor Metadata

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