The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds

October 15, 2026 · 5:00 am 1 sources

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• The internet’s attack surface moves at very different speeds
  Help Net Security · October 15, 2026 05:00
  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…