Censys, Ten Years Later: Evaluating Censys’ Performance
Discover how Censys verifies its internet scanning data quality. See how Censys leads in coverage (92% accuracy), data freshness, and port scanning vs Shodan, Fofa & more.
From Evasion to Evidence: Exploiting the Funneling Behavior of Injects
Discover how SmartApe threat intelligence exposes malware delivery chains. Learn to leverage TDS chokepoints, redirect analysis & Censys data to detect evasive URL-based attacks.
Internet Intelligence for All: New Features Available for Free Users
Censys announces free platform features: Collections for asset monitoring, Lookup APIs, and a new CLI tool. Access detailed insights on 140+ internet services today.
Unpacking the Oracle EBS Debacle: Industries, Geography, and MOVEit Comparisons
Cl0p exploits Oracle E-Business Suite zero-day (CVE-2025-61882) in extortion campaign. Censys research reveals exposed instances across industries and compares tactics to 2023 MOVEit attack.
Censys, Ten Years later: An Introduction
Discover how Censys evolved from an academic dream to the Internet's most comprehensive scanning platform—finding 794M+ services with up to 96% accuracy over 10 years.
Introducing Censys Assistant: Your AI Partner in Cybersecurity
Introducing Censys Assistant – an AI-powered cybersecurity tool that lets you query Internet intelligence in natural language. Faster investigations, instant insights. Now in beta.
Introducing the Censys CLI
Introducing the Censys CLI—access powerful Internet intelligence from your terminal. Search hosts, certificates, and domains, automate workflows, and hunt threats without leaving the command line.
Introducing Insights in Censys ASM: From Data to Actionable Security Outcomes
Discover how Censys ASM Insights Experience transforms attack surface data into actionable dashboards. Track exposures, ensure software compliance, and reduce risk faster. Learn more.
Lives on the Line: Hidden Risks in Critical National Infrastructure
Discover how External Attack Surface Management (EASM) protects Critical National Infrastructure from accidental exposures, HMI vulnerabilities, and evolving cyber threats. Learn key strategies from Censys.
Disallow: /security-research? Crypto Phishing Sites' Failed Attempt to Block Investigators
Censys uncovers 60+ crypto phishing pages impersonating Trezor and Ledger wallets. Learn how robots.txt analysis exposed this campaign and its unusual tactics.
Ollama Drama: Investigating the Prevalence of Ollama Open Instances with Censys
Censys research reveals 10.6K exposed Ollama LLM instances online—many publicly promptable. Discover the threat intelligence behind unsecured AI deployments.
A Look at PolarEdge Adjacent Infrastructure
PolarEdge Botnet Infrastructure & Residential Proxy Analysis** `Censys ARC team explores PolarEdge botnet infrastructure, residential proxy networks, and a connect-back proxy system found on 2,400+ hosts. Updated threat intelligence included.`
Dynamic IP Blocking with Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and Censys
Learn how to auto-populate Palo Alto Networks EDLs with malicious IPs using Censys Threat Hunting data. Deploy a living block list in under an hour with Python.
Announcing the Threat Hunting MCP Server
Discover the Censys Threat Hunting MCP Server—track adversary infrastructure using natural language AI. Streamline threat detection with conversational, iterative workflows.
Announcing the Investigation Manager: A New Way to Hunt for Adversary Infrastructure
Introducing Investigation Manager: a visual workspace in Censys Threat Hunting Module for tracking adversary infrastructure. Pivot with CensEye, map threats, and streamline investigations.
Internet Archaeology: A Decade of Defaced Routers?
Over 330 Ubiquiti devices still display "HACKED-ROUTER" defacement banners dating back to 2016. Censys research reveals compromised infrastructure lingering for nearly a decade.
Bringing ASM Use Cases to Life with an MCP Server
Discover the Censys ASM MCP Server—query your attack surface data with AI using natural language. Prioritize risks, automate triage, and accelerate investigations.
From Questions to Insights: The ASM MCP Server
Discover Censys ASM MCP Server — run context-rich attack surface investigations using AI. Detect new assets, risks & vulnerabilities faster to improve MTTD.
Pondering my ORB - A look at PolarEdge Adjacent Infrastructure
Censys ARC Team updates PolarEdge threat intelligence research with key clarifications on Mbed TLS certificates and attacker infrastructure. Read the corrected analysis.
2025 State of the Internet Report: Summary and Conclusions
Discover Censys' 2025 State of the Internet Report: key findings on C2 takedowns, DPRK malware, residential proxy threats, and malicious infrastructure trends. Read the full series.
