BrightCloud Web Reputation Service

Reputation-based filtering proactively protects against Internet threats, including the growing threats from Web 2.0. Similar to a credit score, the reputation score of a web site or IP address predicts the security risk involved in making a connection. The BrightCloud Reputation Index (BCRI) is a score from 1 (high risk) to 100 (trustworthy). The BCRI is calculated from metrics that include infection history, age of establishment, site popularity, and site content. BrightCloud dynamically calculates reputation scores even for unknown web sites based on scanned content and traffic data.

Find out more about how reputation scores are calculated and how to interpret the BCRI here.

BCRI Key Benefits

The BCRI enables an added layer of security as well as flexible Internet access policies. For example, an IT administrator can enable access to "Shopping" websites, but provide protection for their users by blocking access to low reputation shopping sites.

The BCRI helps to prevent attacks before they occur by flagging low reputation sites for users.

>>Check out the BrightCloud SDK to see how you can integrate the BrightCloud Web Reputation Service into your solution.