{"slug": "the-internets-attack-surface-moves-at-very-different-speeds", "title": "The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/15/exposed-ai-infrastructure-report/) \n\nThe post [The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/15/exposed-ai-infrastructure-report/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-internets-attack-surface-moves-at-very-different-speeds", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/15/exposed-ai-infrastructure-report/", "published_at": "2026-10-15 05:00:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-15 05:47:38.942375+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Censys"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-internets-attack-surface-moves-at-very-different-speeds", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-internets-attack-surface-moves-at-very-different-speeds.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-internets-attack-surface-moves-at-very-different-speeds.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-internets-attack-surface-moves-at-very-different-speeds.jsonld"}}