Censys ARC Flash Webcast Episode 4

Black Hat, BSides & DEF CON 2026: AI, DPRK, Mirai & OT Security | Censys ARC Flash In Episode 4 of Censys ARC Flash, Principal Security Researcher Silas Cutler and Censys VP of Research, Security and IT Michael Schwartz unpack what caught their attention during Hacker Summer Camp. The discussion covers DPRK IT worker activity and laptop farms, the continued persistence of Mirai and vulnerable IoT devices, and the risks surrounding Internet-exposed OT and industrial control systems. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:15 Observations on BSides, DEF CON, Black Hat and Industry Trends 08:12 DPRK Threat Actors and Cybersecurity Insights 11:31 The Challenges of AI in Recruitment 13:15 Mirai: The Persistent Threat of IoT Exploitation 16:47 Internet-exposed OT and ICS infrastructure 18:34 Water systems, targeting and the limits of geolocation 24:52 Censys State of the Internet Report preview 25:35 Outro RESEARCH & REFERENCES BsidesLV 2026 - I am the Cavalry: https://www.youtube.com/live/6U_uXsKx... Wired | A Security Pro Hacked North Korean Hackers. He Found They’d Breached Hundreds of Networks Worldwide: https://www.wired.com/story/a-securit... Mirai and Its Heirs: A Decade of Structural Neglect in IoT Security: https://censys.com/blog/mirai-and-its... Introducing Censys IOC Investigator: Run Every Lead Like You’ve Got Hours: https://censys.com/blog/introducing-c... DarkSword's Panel Sprawl: How One Body Hash Unravels a Six-Panel, Two-Codebase Operator Cluster: https://censys.com/blog/darkswords-pa... The State of the Internet Is Changing: AI Exposures Surge While Global ICS Trends Shift: https://censys.com/blog/state-of-the-... NAST / CERT Polska Energy Sector Incident Report - 29 December 2025: https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/01/inci... JOIN LIVE Censys ARC Flash is a webcast featuring short, research-driven briefings followed by live Q&A with the Censys ARC team. 👉 Register to attend future episodes live: https://info.censys.com/arc-webcast CENSYS ADVANCED RESEARCH COLLECTIVE INTERNET INTELLIGENCE Learn more about Censys ARC and explore cutting-edge research that spans the entire public Internet, built on the world’s most accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date Internet map. https://censys.com/censys-arc/