Censys' 2026 State of the Internet Report will explore how the Internet is evolving through Internet measurement and security research from the Censys ARC team. Pre-register now to get a copy as soon as it publishes.

What to expect from this year's report:

The Internet at Large: An examination of emerging trends across hosts, services, networks, and geographies. Explore what infrastructure choices reveal about how the Internet is evolving.

The Internet's Response to Emerging Vulnerabilities: A longitudinal study of how software ecosystems respond to vulnerability disclosures. How quickly do observable Internet exposures change following disclosure?

Industrial Control Systems and Critical Infrastructure: An updated assessment of Internet-exposed ICS. How are global exposures distributed across geographic regions and network types?

AI Infrastructure and Internet Exposure: An analysis of Internet-exposed AI infrastructure, including MCP servers, Ollama, Langflow, LiteLLM, and AI automation frameworks.