Intra-carrier and inter-carrier network security system

A method, comprising:

• analyzing, by utilizing instructions from a memory that are executed by a processor, internet traffic to determine an occurrence of an attack within a first network administered by a first carrier;
• blocking a portion of the internet traffic;
• and
• providing an attack alert to a second network administered by a second carrier,
• wherein the first and second carriers are different entities,
• wherein providing the attack alert further comprises providing the attack alert to the second network by causing an application function of the first network to transmit a security alert request to an application function in the second network, and
• wherein the security alert request is utilized to interrogate a policy and charging rules function of the second network to shut down a malicious internet protocol address associated with the internet traffic.

A non-transitory computer-readable device comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• analyzing internet traffic to determine an occurrence of an attack within a first network administered by a first carrier;
• blocking a portion of the internet traffic;
• and
• transmitting an attack alert to a second network administered by a second carrier,
• wherein the first and second carriers are different entities,
• wherein transmitting the attack alert further comprises providing the attack alert to the second network by causing an application function of the first network to transmit a security alert request to an application function in the second network, and
• wherein the security alert request is utilized to interrogate a policy and charging rules function of the second network to shut down a malicious internet protocol address associated with the internet traffic.