ThreatARMOR blocks web probes, phishing clicks, and all traffic from or to untrusted countries. This reduces the risk of multiple attacks (such as zero-day ransomware variants) and up to 80% of malicious connections that threaten network security and generate a large number of security alerts. Ixia's Application and Security Threat Research Center provides ThreatARMOR with real-time, online geolocation data processing and threat intelligence - each blocked IP address is individually verified on a daily basis. The detailed Rap Sheet blacklist provides clear and intuitive evidence of malicious activities for all blocked websites to reduce the risk of misjudgment. ThreatARMOR complements next-generation firewalls to handle the massive workload of large-scale interception, allowing the firewall to devote more resources to content inspection, user policies, VPN termination and other features while generating fewer security alerts.