System and method of using spatial and temporal signals to identify and prevent attacks

A system for determining the validity of a request for information over a network, the method comprising:

• one or more memories storing a plurality of threshold values each associated with a geographic location, the threshold values corresponding to a distance from their respective geographic locations;
• one or more processors in communication with the one or more memories and configured to:
• receive from a first device of the network, a request for information regarding a target identified by the first device in the request for information, the target having an associated target geographic location, and the request including information indicating a device geographic location of the first device;
• select a threshold value from the plurality of stored threshold values based on the target geographic location;
• and
• determine if the request for information is a valid request, where the valid request identifies the target geographic location as being less than a threshold distance from the device geographic location of the first device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method of determining the validity of a request for information over a network, the method comprising:

• storing a plurality of threshold values each associated with a geographic location, the threshold values corresponding to a distance from their respective geographic locations;
• receiving from a first device of the network, a request for information identifying a target identified by the first device in the request for information, the target having an associated target geographic location, and the request including information indicating a device geographic location of the first device;
• selecting a threshold value from the plurality of stored threshold values based on the target geographic location;
• and
• determining if the request for information is a valid request, where the valid request identifies the target geographic location as being less than a threshold distance from the device geographic location of the first device.