Censys counts 268,000 internet-facing AI systems, up 63% in nine months
Founder Zakir Durumeric's Internet-wide scanning research now tracks AI tools alongside industrial systems, threat infrastructure and aging software.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: PR Newswire
Why it matters
Censys is extending its Internet-wide security map to AI-connected software, where visibility can help teams find systems to review. The reported exposure count is not a compromise count, and the different totals in the July preview and October report underline the importance of clear measurement definitions.
Censys founder and CEO Zakir Durumeric released Censys's fifth annual State of the Internet Report on October 14th, reporting nearly 268,000 Internet-facing systems running AI-related tools, up 63% over nine months. The count covers software that can link AI applications to databases, corporate services and user accounts, extending the security map Durumeric began building from Internet-scanning research at the University of Michigan.…