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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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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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AI
The Illusion of Choice: Uncovering Electoral Deceptions in the Age of AI

Elections are the cornerstone of modern democracy, an exercise where a populace expresses its political will through the casting of ballots. But as electoral systems adopt and embrace technology, this introduces significant cybersecurity risks, not only to the infrastructure supporting an election but also to the people lining up in polling booths.

September 19th, 2024 10 min read TrendAI™ Research
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IoT & smart devices
UNWIRED: Understanding the Unforeseen Risks in Evolving Communication Channels

This article outlines the strategic risks linked to the growth of natively connected internet of things (IoT) devices that operate outside traditional cybersecurity controls.

September 2nd, 2024
Vladimir Kropotov, Robert McArdle, Fyodor Yarochkin
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APTsCyber crime
Cyber Considerations for Organizations During Times of Conflict

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the necessary adjustments and strategies CISOs need to implement to safeguard their organizations’ assets, maintain business continuity, and uphold public trust amid conflict situations.

August 14th, 2024 20 min read Feike Hacquebord, Stephen Hilt, Vladimir Kropotov, Fyodor Yarochkin
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Cloud security
Today’s Cloud and Container Misconfigurations Are Tomorrow’s Critical Vulnerabilities

It’s projected that by 2027, more than 90% of global organizations will be running containerized applications, while 63% of enterprises already adopted a cloud-native strategy in their businesses in 2023.

August 6th, 2024 16 min read Alfredo Oliveira
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AIDeepfakesCybercriminal underground
Surging Hype: An Update on the Rising Abuse of GenAI

The cybercriminal abuse of generative AI (GenAI) is developing at a blazing pace. After only a few weeks since we reported on Gen AI and how it is used for cybercrime, new key developments have emerged. Threat actors are proliferating their offerings on criminal large language models (LLMs) and deepfake technologies, ramping up the volume and extending their reach.

July 30th, 2024 9 min read David Sancho, Vincenzo Ciancaglini
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