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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 września 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 września 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 września 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 sierpnia 2026 5 min
TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
Coinhive Miner Emerges as the 6th Most Common Malware

A new report reveals Coinhive's reach after it ranked the coin miner as the 6th most common malware in the world.

November 15th, 2017 2 min read TrendAI™ Research
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IoT & smart devices
High-Tech Highways

Intelligent Transportation Systems are slowly being adopted all over the world. Securing the future of transportation from cyberattacks should be a top priority.

October 24th, 2017 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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IoT & smart devices
Best Practices: Securing Your Mobile Device

The number of mobile phone users around the world is projected to exceed the five billion mark by 2019. Since cybercriminals usually cast wide nets to reach more potential victims, mobile users should protect their devices early on to defend against threats.

October 10th, 2017 5 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cybercriminal underground
The Middle Eastern and North African Underground: Where Culture and Cybercrime Meet

The Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) underground is characterized by its ironic mix of ideology and felony. We take a look at its inner workings, available wares, and the unique sense of brotherhood shared by its players.

October 10th, 2017 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Best Practices: How to Secure Your Social Media Accounts

The leading social media platforms have billions of users, and the number keeps getting bigger every year. Learn how to keep your social media accounts secure.

October 4th, 2017 5 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crimeMalware
Red Alert 2.0 Android Trojan Spreads Via Third Party App Stores

A spate of new attacks targeting the Android operating system have been discovered using a banking trojan named Red Alert 2.0.

September 20th, 2017 2 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Malware
Best Practices: Deploying an Effective Firewall

There is no panacea for building a hacker-proof firewall, but there are things that can be done to streamline its management. These best practices provide a starting point for managing your firewall—so you and your company don’t get burned.

September 14th, 2017 5 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cloud securityData privacy & regulation
Best Practices: Backing Up Data

In a data-driven world where information is often a company’s most valuable asset, protecting data is more important than it’s ever been.

September 7th, 2017 5 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
Best Practices: Securing Sysadmin Tools

Legitimate tools used by IT/system administrators have become valuable cybercriminal targets because of the privilege they provide for greater network access. Here are some best practices for mitigating the abuse of sysadmin tools.

September 5th, 2017 4 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crimeMalware
A Shift in the ATM Malware Landscape: From Physical to Network-based Attacks

ATM malware has become a mainstay in many cybercriminals’ arsenal due to its capability to steal money. In our joint efforts with Europol’s EC3, we explain in detail how criminals continue to leverage different ATM malware families and attack types.

September 5th, 2017 4 min read TrendAI™ Research, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3)
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