AS42465 — FORCEPOINT-ANYCAST-AS

AS42465 announces 1 IPv4 prefixes covering 256 addresses and 0 IPv6 prefixes.

About this network

FORCEPOINT-ANYCAST-AS is operated by Forcepoint UK Limited.

What it's used for

• The space carries security infrastructure, evidenced by the netname UK-FORCEPOINT and reverse DNS entries pointing to gns0.blackspider.com.
• The AS announces 256 IPv4 addresses across 1 prefix with 1 observed neighbour, indicating a small, dedicated anycast footprint rather than a transit or access network.
• Traffic from this AS consists of security service endpoints, specifically hosted email security and threat intelligence services provided by Forcepoint.

Notable

• Registrants align with the announcer, listing Forcepoint Network Operations and Forcepoint UK Limited.
• Forcepoint was formed in 2016 through the merger of Websense, Stonesoft, and Sidewinder, and was later acquired by Raytheon.
• The address inventory is a single /24 block, consistent with a specific service deployment rather than a broad corporate estate.

This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy.

Announced prefixes

• 86.111.216.0/24

Upstream networks

• AS44444 Forcepoint UK Limited

Adjacent networks

• AS44444 Forcepoint UK Limited