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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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Fault Lines in the AI Ecosystem: TrendAI™ State of AI Security Report

AI systems were ground zero for cyber risk in the second half of 2025: Critical flaws were on the rise and adversaries targeted every layer of the AI stack. As underlying weaknesses across the ecosystem continue to widen, organizations must adopt a vigilant, AI-first approach to defense.

March 3rd, 2026 12 min read Peter Girnus, Vincenzo Ciancaglini, Morton Swimmer, David Fiser…
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Cyber crimeBotnets
The Industrialization of Botnets: Automation and Scale as a New Threat Infrastructure

Today’s botnet operations, enabled by automation and shared resources, are outpacing traditional response and patching models. This highlights the growing importance of security capabilities that can match the speed and scale of these attacks.

February 26th, 2026 Ashish Verma, Deep Patel, Simon Dulude
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AITargeted attacks
From Holiday Snap to Custom Scam in 30 Minutes: How AI Turns Public Photos Into Targeted Attacks

AI now enables attackers to rapidly convert publicly shared personal images into scalable, highly targeted phishing intelligence, turning everyday online photos into a significant and often overlooked security risk for individuals and enterprises.

February 24th, 2026 12 min read Numaan Huq, David Sancho
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AISocial engineering
From LinkedIn to Tailored Attack in 30 Minutes: How AI Accelerates Target Profiling for Cybercrime

The industrialization of AI-driven OSINT has transformed individual digital footprints into machine-readable intelligence at scale, enabling attackers to operationalize personalized reconnaissance at volume.

February 23rd, 2026 11 min read Numaan Huq, David Sancho
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AICyber threats
Threat Attribution Framework: How TrendAI™ Applies Structure Over Speculation

TrendAI™ brings structure and discipline to threat attribution, helping security leaders and teams make informed decisions about cyber risk, incident response, and overall defensive posture.

February 12th, 2026 15 min read Stephen Hilt
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AICyber threats
AI Skills as an Emerging Attack Surface in Critical Sectors: Enhanced Capabilities, New Risks

AI skills bridge the gap between AI capabilities and real-world operations, but in doing so, they also introduce new risks and avenues for attack. We explore the challenges of AI skill adoption and provide a practical framework for secure deployment.

February 10th, 2026 13 min read Vladimir Kropotov, Fyodor Yarochkin, Kirill Gelfand
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Threat reportsCyber crime
An Update on the State of Criminal AI: Crime as a Service, AI as the Multiplier

The 2025 criminal AI battlefield underscores the robust weaponization of the rapidly growing technology. From criminal large language models (LLMs) and AI-powered malware to deepfakes at scale, threats are advancing on every front. Looking back on the year in criminal AI is crucial for hardening defenses and preparing for what’s next.

January 28th, 2026 8 min read Vincenzo Ciancaglini, David Sancho
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AIAI governance
How Unmanaged AI Adoption Puts Your Enterprise at Risk

We challenge assumptions about AI models by revealing real-world biases and limitations, and the impact of poorly managed AI adoptions.

January 21st, 2026 4 min read
Josiah Hagen, Vladimir Kropotov, Robert McArdle, Fyodor Yarochkin
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AICyber risk
Estimating Future Risk Outbreaks at Scale in Real-World Deployments

Trend™ Research introduces a novel system that leverages AI and behavioral analytics to proactively estimate the risk of future malware outbreaks based on users’ behavior to help organizations strategically strengthen their defenses.

December 16th, 2025 2 min read Marco Balduzzi, Roel Reyes, Jessica Balaquit, Ryan Flores…
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AICyber crimeCybercriminal underground
The Next Phase of Cybercrime: Agentic AI and the Shift to Autonomous Criminal Operations

We dive into the transformation from “Cybercrime-as-a-Service“ to “Cybercrime-as-a-Sidekick“, which fundamentally alters the operational dynamics of criminal enterprises.

December 9th, 2025 6 min read
Stephen Hilt, Robert McArdle
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