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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.

September 16th, 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.

September 10th, 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.

September 2nd, 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.

August 25th, 2026 5 min
TrendAI™ Research
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The Easy Way In/Out: Securing The Artificial Future, Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2025

Consumer data will be the hot commodity in the underground for 2025, with cybercrime expected to cost over $10 trillion in this coming year. Criminals will continue to develop new ways to exploit vulnerable areas, increasing enterprise risk as the attack surface expands.

December 16th, 2024 17 min read TrendAI™ Research
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DevopsCloud security
Unleashing Chaos: Real World Threats Hidden in the DevOps Minefield

Threat actors are actively looking for exposed .env files. These files have become ticking bombs deeply rooted inside DevOps practices. Our research paper uncovers the hidden dangers in DevOps using real-world examples.

December 12th, 2024 4 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber riskASM ASRMRansomware & extortion
From Vulnerable to Resilient: Cutting Ransomware Risk with Proactive Cyber Risk Exposure Management

This article highlights the critical importance of reducing the Cyber Risk Index, presenting findings that establishes a significant correlation between higher Risk Indices and increased susceptibility to ransomware infections.

December 11th, 2024 22 min read Bakuei Matsukawa
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AIData privacy & regulation
AI Assistants in the Future: Security Concerns and Risk Management

The article explores the evolving landscape of AI digital assistants, highlighting their transformative potential, associated security risks, and the importance of robust design and collaboration to ensure a secure and user-centric future.

December 6th, 2024 15 min read
Vincenzo Ciancaglini, Salvatore Gariuolo, Stephen Hilt, Robert McArdle…
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AIMachine learning
Silent Sabotage: Weaponizing AI Models in Exposed Containers

How can misconfigurations help threat actors abuse AI to launch hard-to-detect attacks with massive impact? We reveal how AI models stored in exposed container registries could be tampered with— and how organizations can protect their systems.

December 4th, 2024 14 min read Alfredo Oliveira , David Fiser
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AIDeepfakes
AI vs AI: DeepFakes and eKYC

This analysis investigates the security risks of eKYC systems in relation to deepfake attacks, highlighting the diverse strategies employed by cybercriminals in bypassing eKYC security measures.

November 28th, 2024 15 min read Philippe Lin, Fernando Mercês, Roel Reyes, Ryan Flores…
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IoT & smart devicesNetwork
Cellular IoT Vulnerabilities: Another Door to Cellular Networks

Cellular IoT vulnerabilities show an increasing trend over the years, indicating that these devices are becoming more and more popular — and that they are being targeted more frequently.

October 31st, 2024 7 min read Jennifer C. Lin, Richard Y. Lin, Salim S.I
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Ransomware & extortionCybercriminal underground
Ransomware Spotlight: INC

INC ransomware has been observed to exploit CVE-2023-3519 and uses HackTool.Win32.ProcTerminator.A for defense evasion and HackTool.PS1.VeeamCreds for credential access in its different attack chains.

October 29th, 2024 6 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Unchaining Blockchain Security Part 3: Exploring the Threats Associated with Private Blockchain Adoption

Blockchain technology continues to be widely adopted by enterprises for its numerous benefits, and it has inevitably attracted the attention of malicious actors. The secure, decentralized nature of blockchain does present a challenge to cybercriminals, yet it is not immune to attacks.

October 25th, 2024 6 min read Marco Balduzzi
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Cyber crime
From Defense to Offense: The Misuse of Red Teaming Tools by Cybercriminals

Red teaming tools, which organizations use in cyberattack simulations and security assessments, have become an important cybersecurity component for those looking to strengthen organizational defenses.

October 15th, 2024 6 min read Stephen Hilt, Aliakbar Zahravi
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