Global Cyber Alliance Launches Internet Pollution Index to Combat Malicious Online Activity Around the World

New tracker visualizes global cyber threat activity in real time, helping network operators, policymakers identify and mitigate malicious Internet behavior.

NEW YORK, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At RIPE 90 this week, the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) presents the latest developments in AIDE, GCA's cybersecurity intelligence platform, and launches the Internet Pollution Index (https://gcaaide.org). The Index is an innovative tool designed to quantify global network pollution by evaluating both the volume and severity of potentially malicious Internet traffic.

The Index analyzes data from GCA's global network of honeypots, which are decoy systems intended to attract and study cyberattacks. By processing this data, the Index offers a real-time assessment of malicious network traffic, highlighting regions and networks that are significant sources of cyber threats.

The Internet Pollution Index measures how "polluted" an economy's network activity is by combining the frequency and severity of different types of events. In essence, the Index reflects not just the volume of activity by economy, autonomous system, and even IP address, but also its potential threat level.

"Our AIDE work helps us understand the origins and patterns of malicious online activity and is crucial in our effort to secure the Internet," said Leslie Daigle, Chief Technical Officer and Director of the Internet Integrity Program at GCA. "The Internet Pollution Index provides a clear and accessible visualization of cyber threats, empowering network operators and other relevant stakeholders to take informed actions to prevent or mitigate the impact of malicious Internet traffic."

The Index moves GCA's work forward through:

• Gathering data: Our honeypots see 30+ million hits a month, and we know that's just a fraction of the overall issue. This data provides deep insight into the volumes of unwanted traffic and enables precise tracking of emerging global threats.
• Building community: The growing AIDE community now includes infrastructure operators, service providers, universities, CERTs, IoT security experts, regulators, and others who can explore collaborative solutions.
• Facilitating action: Network operators can use AIDE to address and ultimately reduce the unwanted traffic originating from their networks.

The Internet Pollution Index is part of GCA's broader mission to build programs, tools, and partnerships that enhance cybersecurity on a global scale. By providing free and accessible resources, GCA fosters a more secure and trustworthy Internet for all.

For more information about the Internet Pollution Index and to explore the tool, please visit https://gcaaide.org/.

About Global Cyber Alliance
The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is an international nonprofit organization working with communities to improve the Internet and help people and organizations be more secure online. It achieves this in three ways: working with communities; engaging infrastructure owners and operators; and driving ecosystem engagement for collective action on cybersecurity. GCA is a 501(c)(3) in the U.S. and a nonprofit in the U.K. and Belgium.

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SOURCE Global Cyber Alliance