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The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds

Censys measured a 63% increase in AI-related software exposed to the public internet over nine months, from 164,088 IP addresses in October 2025 to 267,915 in July 2026, while exposed industrial control systems grew only about 4% over two and a half years. The internet-scanning company also found that the oldest versions of four widely deployed business products barely changed their share at all.

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Censys found that AI-related software exposed to the public internet grew 63% in nine months, from 164,088 IP addresses in October 2025 to 267,915 in July 2026. Elsewhere in its scans, the internet-scanning company measured much slower movement. Exposed industrial control systems rose about 4% in two and a half years. The oldest versions of four widely deployed business products barely changed their share at all. AI tools are the fast part The growth spans … More

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