Safely neutralize live links, IPv4 addresses, domains, and mail addresses for defensive reports and incident summaries.
Why Defang Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)?
Sharing live links or raw IP addresses creates immediate operational hazards. Mail clients, collaboration apps, and web hooks often crawl links for previews automatically. Defanging neutralizes live endpoints, preventing accidental clicks or early alerting to threat actors.
Standards Followed
- Protocols:
http://andhttps://transform tohxxp://andhxxps://. - IP and Domain Dots: Period separators are sanitized with brackets
[.]. - Email Headers: The
@symbol becomes[@].