The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds

What happened

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. The oldest versions of four widely deployed business products barely changed their share at all.

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. AI tools are the fast part The growth spans … More → The post The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds appeared first on Help Net Security .

Key facts

• 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