What Refrigerator Hacks Reveal About ICS Exposure
Waves of cyberattacks on refrigerators across Europe remind us that OT and ICS remain perpetually exposed. Here are a four reasons why.
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Kate Lake
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European Refrigeration Controller Exposure: A Second Attack Wave
Censys tracks a decline in Internet exposed refrigerator controllers named in CERT-FR emergency alert CERTFR-2026-ALE-012. Learn more.
Introducing Censys Starter Subscriptions
Censys Starter is now a subscription with flat one-credit-per-action pricing and five free searches a day for every user.
5 Key Takeaways From Censys’ State of the Internet Report
New research from Censys’ 2026 State of the Internet Report challenges familiar assumptions about the Internet and its threats.
2026 State of the Internet: The Exposure Notification Gap in ICS Devices
New data from Censys' upcoming State of the Internet Report reveals a major blind spot in Internet-exposed industrial control systems (ICS).
Ground Truth for Every Security Function
Censys delivers Internet intelligence as a foundational layer to all security operations: triage, investigate, hunt, and defend.
The State of the Internet Is Changing: AI Exposures Surge While Global ICS Trends Shift
Get an early look at Censys' 2026 State of the Internet Report, including Internet-exposed AI infrastructure and shifting global trends in ICS exposures.
Censys Delivers Record First Half 2026 Growth as AI Driven Demand for Internet Intelligence Accelerates
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – July 22, 2026 – Censys, the authority in Internet intelligence and insights, today announced record first half 2026 growth, reflecting growing enterprise adoption of Internet intelligence as organizations accelerate security modernization and deploy AI-enabled security workflows. Key first half 2026 highlights include: As AI-enabled attacks accelerate, organizations require comprehensive, accurate, and […]
NIST Elevated DNS Security. Censys Active DNS Connects Names to Live Internet Infrastructure.
Learn how Censys Active DNS supports NIST CSF 2.0 by connecting domain names to live Internet infrastructure for faster investigation and threat response.
Your DLP Stack Has a Blind Spot. It's the Public Internet.
DLP monitors movement. Censys discovers exposure. You need both; this blog shows you how to find the second one, with queries you can run today.
AsyncRAT Family Threat Overview
New Censys ARC research identifies more than a dozen live C2 infrastructure instances as descendants of AsyncRAT.
How a Dangling DNS Entry Can Lead to a Subdomain Takeover
Dangling DNS records can expose organizations to subdomain takeover. Learn how attackers exploit them and how to stop it.
The Mythos Era of Threat Defense: Censys Sees Exposures and Adversary Infrastructure First
AI models like Claude Mythos are compressing the exposure timeline. Learn how Censys ASM and Censys Platform help teams discover, prioritize, and operationalize internet-facing risk.
Why Internet Intelligence Is the Foundation of Exposure Management and CTEM
Learn why complete Internet visibility is critical to CTEM and exposure management programs, and how to achieve it with Censys.
The Ultimate Guide to Detection Engineering with Censys
Vendor detection is not enough. This guide covers the detection engineering, why Internet context matters, and which Censys features help.
Microsoft: DigiCert Root Certificates Are Malware? Censys in SOC Triage
When a certificate looks like malware: How the Cerdigent false positive alarmed Windows admins and how Censys Platform helps SOC analysts triage certificate-based threats fast.
Beyond The Alert: Smarter and Faster IAM Triage with Censys
**Discover how Censys enrichment transforms SOC identity alerts. Learn to triage IAM, SSO, MFA & VPN auth signals faster using Reputation Score and ARC intelligence.**
The Internet’s Best Map Is Now Its Clearest Risk Signal
Censys Reputation Score: a 0–100 host-level risk rating that helps SOC analysts triage faster with transparent evidence. Reduce alert fatigue and scale security judgment.
Iranian-Affiliated APT Targeting of Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs
FBI & CISA alert: 5,219 Rockwell PLCs exposed to Iranian APT exploitation. Censys threat intelligence reveals U.S. attack surface, IOC analysis & key findings from AA26-097A.
What AI Is Missing in the Modern SOC
Discover why AI SOC modernization stalls without ground-truth Internet intelligence. Learn how Censys helps SOC teams build reliable, context-rich workflows for smarter automation.
The SOC Workflow Tax Hiding in Plain Sight
Discover how Censys helps SOC teams reduce manual enrichment workflows with first-party Internet data, faster triage, and evidence-based investigations. Optimize your SOC today.
Everything You Need to Know About the Deprecation of Legacy Search
Censys Legacy Search is deprecating Sept 2026. Learn about migrating to Censys Platform—featuring MFA, AI assistant, audit logs & a streamlined experience.