Automated URL and IP Threat Intelligence with GreyNoise & VirusTotal

Overview

This workflow automates the process of analyzing URLs and IP addresses for potential threats by integrating GreyNoise and VirusTotal APIs. It streamlines security intelligence gathering, reducing manual effort and response time.

Key Features

• Performs DNS lookups and extracts IPs from URLs.
• Queries VirusTotal for threat intelligence and scan results.
• Leverages GreyNoise to assess IP reputation and activity.
• Merges and evaluates results to determine risk levels.
• Includes conditional logic, waits, and data transformation for robust automation.

Benefits

• Accelerates threat detection and response by automating repetitive lookups.
• Reduces manual investigation workload for security teams.
• Ensures consistent, reliable enrichment of security data.
• Enables faster decision-making with consolidated threat intelligence.

Use Cases

• Security operations centers (SOCs) automating incident triage.
• IT teams monitoring suspicious URLs or IPs in real-time.
• Automated enrichment of SIEM or ticketing systems with threat data.

Integrations & Processes

• Integrates with VirusTotal and GreyNoise via HTTP requests.
• Utilizes n8n's logic, merge, and wait nodes for process control.
• Supports further integration with other security or analytics tools.

Automation Benefits

• Saves significant analyst time by automating data collection and analysis.
• Improves accuracy and speed of threat intelligence workflows.