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Critical Infrastructure Under Threat: How Frontier AI Changes the Risk Equation
AIOT & critical infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Under Threat: How Frontier AI Changes the Risk Equation

The critical systems we can’t afford to lose are the same ones attackers are racing to target. With a new generation of AI-augmented cyber threats, what used to be weeks of warning can collapse into mere hours. What is the current state of the threat landscape for essential industries, and what can organizations do to fortify their defenses? Uncover this and more in our report.

16 سبتمبر 2026TrendAI™ Research
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Rethinking the External Attack Surface: Managing the Growing Risk of Open Cyber-Physical Data
IoT & smart devicesASM ASRM
Rethinking the External Attack Surface: Managing the Growing Risk of Open Cyber-Physical Data

China-aligned operational relay box (ORB) infrastructure is harvesting open sensor data at scale, and most defenders can't see it. Our report dives into how these ORBs can use open telemetry for data collection and other purposes.

10 سبتمبر 2026 6 min
Fyodor Yarochkin, Vladimir Kropotov, Robert McArdle
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HacktivismRansomware & extortion
Mapping the Criminal Economy Targeting Critical Infrastructure

TrendAI™ Research went inside the forums, marketplaces, and Telegram channels where access to factories, utilities, and energy firms is bought, sold, and weaponized. Combing through two years’ worth of data revealed an underground where financially motivated brokers and ransomware crews now operate alongside state-aligned hacktivists, sharing the same entry vectors, the same pirated training, and in some cases, the same personnel.

2 سبتمبر 2026 7 min
Mayra Rosario Fuentes, Stephen Hilt, Numaan Huq
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Security 101: Virtual Patching
Exploits & Zero-Days
Security 101: Virtual Patching

What happens to an unpatched or vulnerable application or organization’s IT infrastructure? Here's how virtual patching helps enterprises address vulnerability and patch management woes.

25 أغسطس 2026 5 min
TrendAI™ Research
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IoT & smart devicesRansomware & extortion
IoT and Ransomware: A Recipe for Disruption

Ransomware can impact industrial operations in the bid to cause disruptions. Organizations need to reevaluate the security of their IoT environments in the face of such a threat.

September 28th, 2021 8 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cybercriminal undergroundAPTs
Earth Baku Returns: Uncovering the Upgraded Toolset Behind the APT Group’s New Cyberespionage Campaign

Our research provides a detailed analysis of the new tools and techniques used by Earth Baku in its cyberespionage campaign against organizations in the Indo-Pacific region.

August 24th, 2021 4 min read Hara Hiroaki, Ted Lee
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IoT Security Issues, Threats, and Defenses

As the IoT continues to influence more environments and settings, we review what IoT security is and why it remains essential today.

July 22nd, 2021 9 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
TeamTNT Activities Probed: Credential Theft, Cryptocurrency Mining, and More

Our research sheds light on the tools and techniques used by TeamTNT and the potential impact of the group’s sundry malicious activities.

July 20th, 2021 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cybercriminal underground
Trends and Shifts in the Underground N-Day Exploit Market

Our two-year research provides insights into the life cycle of exploits, the types of exploit buyers and sellers, and the business models that are reshaping the underground exploit market.

July 13th, 2021 4 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Ransomware & extortionExploits & Zero-Days
Ransomware Double Extortion and Beyond: REvil, Clop, and Conti

Ransomware-stricken organizations grapple with multilevel extortion schemes that are advancing at an alarming rate. What exactly happens in these campaigns? We scrutinize three active ransomware families associated with these schemes to find out.

June 15th, 2021 13 min read Janus Agcaoili, Miguel Ang, Earle Earnshaw, Byron Gelera…
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Cyber crimeRansomware & extortion
Modern Ransomware's Double Extortion Tactics and How to Protect Enterprises Against Them

Modern ransomware like Nefilim present new challenges and security concerns for enterprises across the world. How do these new families differ from traditional ransomware? And what can organizations do to mitigate risks?

June 8th, 2021 14 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crimeRansomware & extortion
Locked, Loaded, and in the Wrong Hands: Legitimate Tools Weaponized for Ransomware in 2021

These tools were intended for use in security research and other authorized purposes. However, cybercriminals have found a way to exploit them for ransomware campaigns. What are some of these tools and how exactly are they weaponized?

April 29th, 2021 10 min read Janus Agcaoili, Earle Earnshaw
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Exploits & Zero-Days
The Nightmares of Patch Management: The Status Quo and Beyond

We discuss the challenges that organizations face in managing endpoint and server patches.

April 7th, 2021 13 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Ransomware & extortion
Return to Sender: Preventing Ransomware While Working From Home

Many employees have set up makeshift work spaces in their homes. This could leave them more susceptible to ransomware attacks that take advantage of vulnerabilities in unsecured spaces.

April 5th, 2021 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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