5 Key Takeaways From Censys’ State of the Internet Report

**Censys 2026 State of the Internet Report — executive summary:** The report reveals rapid growth in Internet-exposed assets and blind spots security programs commonly miss, including a 63% increase in hosts exposing AI-related tools (notably n8n with many versions in affected ranges), steady global ICS exposure often on consumer/mobile networks, long-lived outdated software that rarely upgrades, attacker preference for low-cost/permissive hosting providers, and widespread use of non-standard ports — all creating broad, accessible risk despite generally low sophistication of most observed threats.