Censys
The Authority for Internet Intelligence and Insights

Censys provides security teams with a continuously updated map of internet infrastructure, enabling attack surface management, threat hunting, and adversary investigation. It helps organizations discover unknown internet-facing assets, monitor cloud exposure, and respond to incidents faster. The platform is trusted by governments, Global 2000 enterprises, and cybersecurity companies worldwide.
Censys continuously scans and indexes the global internet to build a comprehensive, up-to-date map of infrastructure, which security analysts can query to discover assets, investigate threats, and prioritize remediation.
Enterprise security teams, SOC analysts, and threat intelligence researchers
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- Status
- launched
- Business model
- subscription
- Company
- Censys, Inc.
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