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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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Securing Smart Homes and Buildings: Threats and Risks to Complex IoT Environments

The evolution of smart homes and smart buildings into complex IoT environments reflects the continuing developments in home and industrial automation. Security should not be left behind as increased complexity also means new threats and risks.

March 5th, 2019 6 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
Banks Under Attack: Tactics and Techniques Used to Target Financial Organizations

Our continued forays into the cybercriminal underground allowed us to see how the tactics and techniques used to attack financial organizations changed over the years.

February 8th, 2019 11 min read Trend Research
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OT & critical infrastructureExploits & Zero-Days
Attacks Against Industrial Machines via Vulnerable Radio Remote Controllers: Security Analysis and Recommendations

Radio frequency (RF) technology is being used in operations to control various industrial machines. However, the lack of implemented security in RF communication protocols could lead to production sabotage, system control, and unauthorized access.

January 15th, 2019 8 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Ransomware MongoLock Immediately Deletes Files, Formats Backup Drives

We found a wave of MongoLock ransomware attacks that immediately deletes important files upon infection and scans the backup drives for data deletion.

January 8th, 2019 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Malware
Security 101: Defending Against Fileless Malware

Fileless threats aren’t as visible compared to traditional malware and employ a variety of techniques to stay persistent. Here's a closer look at how fileless malware work and what can be done to thwart them.

December 20th, 2018 12 min read TrendAI™ Research
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IoT & smart devicesOT & critical infrastructure
MQTT and CoAP: Security and Privacy Issues in IoT and IIoT Communication Protocols

We looked into MQTT brokers and CoAP servers around the world to assess IoT protocol security. Learn how to prevent risks and secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communications over MQTT and CoAP in our research.

December 4th, 2018 6 min read TrendAI™ Research, Eurecom and Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI)
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Research features
Hacker Infects Node.js Package to Steal from Bitcoin Wallets

A Node.js module with nearly two million downloads a week was compromised after the library was injected with malicious code programmed to steal bitcoins in wallet apps.

November 29th, 2018 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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CryptocurrencyMalware
Cryptocurrency-mining Malware Targets Linux Systems, Uses Rootkit for Stealth

We recently encountered a cryptocurrency-mining malware affecting Linux systems. It is notable for being bundled with a rootkit component that hides the malicious process’ presence from monitoring tools.

November 8th, 2018 6 min read TrendAI™ Research
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OT & critical infrastructure
Critical Infrastructures Exposed and at Risk: Energy and Water Industries

Securing energy and water should remain top priority in the continuing integration of the industrial internet of things in these critical sectors.

October 30th, 2018 5 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Exploits & Zero-Days
Virtual Patching: Patch Those Vulnerabilities before They Can Be Exploited

The average organization takes over 30 days to patch operating systems and software, and longer for more complex business applications and systems. This infographic shows how virtual patching solutions can help mitigate threats from vulnerabilities.

October 25th, 2018 4 min read TrendAI™ Research
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