GeoIP, or IP geolocation refers to the method of locating a user or device's geographic location through its IP address. The method can reveal device information including but not limited to the country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIP/postal code, ISP, or ASN where a device IP address is in use…
All devices connected to the Internet are assigned a unique identifier. This identifier, called an IP address is a numerical label that allows other devices to find it. For instance, your home address most probably looks like this: 82.65.211.14…
An Autonomous Systems Number (ASN) is a unique number assigned to an Autonomous System (AS). ASN data is stored by Regional Internet Registries (RIRs). Usually, this data is used to look up where to route traffic to the correct network, for instance with the BGP protocol. However, ASN data also provides valuable information that is used to identify the organization controlling a set of IP addresses…