Risk scoring for internet protocol networks

Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for risk scoring for internet protocol networks are provided herein. A method includes identifying a network to which a first network element belongs, wherein said first network element comprises corresponding risk-related information, determining each of one or more network elements previously identified as belonging to the network, and calculating a risk score assigned to the network, wherein said calculating comprises aggregating (i) the risk-related information corresponding to the first network element and (ii) risk-related information corresponding to each of the one or more network elements previously identified as belonging to the network.