> [!ioc-lens] IOC Lens Overview > [**IOC Lens**](https://github.com/acgabbert/IOC-Lens) is a plugin for Obsidian focused on enhancing your cyber security and incident response note-taking process. > > <a class="external-link" href="obsidian://show-plugin?id=ioc-lens"><button class="mod-cta">Click to install in Obsidian</button></a> > > You can discuss the plugin on the [Obsidian forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/new-plugin-ioc-lens-streamline-your-cybersecurity-note-taking/91744) and [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/1gqsr25). Feel free to reach out directly, as well! IOC Lens extracts relevant indicators of compromise (IOCs) such as IP addresses, domains, and file hashes into a sidebar view. Search button pivots to different [[Publicly available security research tools|security research tools]], such as VirusTotal, are available for each kind of IOC type. Here is what the IOC Lens view looks like by default:  A few additional quality of life features are included, as well: - Enable or disable search engine pivots in plugin settings - Search engines only appear for supported IOC types - See settings for supported types per search engine - Public/Private IPs are separated - Enable SHA256 and/or MD5 recognition in plugin settings, depending on which you use more frequently You can view the plugin’s source code in the following GitHub repository: https://github.com/acgabbert/IOC-Lens Additional code was taken from the following libraries: - https://github.com/acgabbert/obsidian-svelte-components - https://github.com/acgabbert/obsidian-utils