Insights > Data
At Censys, we know our platform has the best data about Internet connected devices – but we also know that deriving insights and acting on that data can be complex, especially for beginners. This can lead to slower investigations, missed connections, and a learning curve for new users.
What if powerful Internet insights were accessible to anyone, instantly?
Introducing Censys Assistant: Your AI Partner in Cybersecurity
We’re excited to introduce the Censys Assistant, a powerful new tool designed to transform how you interact with the Censys Platform. Instead of spending time manually writing queries or jumping between pages, you can simply ask a question in natural language. The assistant does the heavy lifting, acting as an intelligent partner that works closely with you throughout an investigation.
Ask questions like:
- “What infrastructure changes occurred on 162.142.125.88 in the past 72 hours?”
- “What domains were linked to this certificate in the past week?”
- “Show me hosts with similar services in this ASN.”
The Censys Assistant will translate your request into a structured query, stitching together IPs, domains, certificates, and asset history to give you actionable answers in seconds.
More Than Just a Search Engine
The Censys Assistant speeds investigations, connecting data points and surfacing answers when and where you need them most.
- For SOC teams: This means faster triage and quicker escalation decisions, drastically reducing your mean time to respond (MTTR).
- For threat hunters: You can accelerate pattern detection and infrastructure monitoring, uncovering critical connections with ease.
- For everyone: It turns Censys from a powerful search tool into an interactive investigative assistant, helping you turn data into definitive security insights.
Now, Next, Later: Feature Timeline
We’re rolling out the Censys Assistant in phases to ensure the highest quality experience. Here’s a look at what you can expect now and what’s on the horizon:
In Beta (Available Now):
- Core Conversational Experience: Start new conversations and view historical chats.
- Intuitive Interface: The assistant lives in a persistent side panel that follows you as you navigate the platform.
- General Cybersecurity Knowledge: Get foundational information about CVEs, threat actors, and attack techniques from a general-purpose AI model.
- Censys-Specific Knowledge: Fully integrated with the Censys Platform MCP server to provide real time Censys data when requested.
- Real-Time Threat Hunting Data: For our Threat Hunting customers the assistant is integrated with our Threat Hunting MCP server, providing specialized tools for threat analysis.
General Availability (Q4 2025):
- User Feedback: You’ll be able to give feedback on response quality to help us continuously improve the experience.
- Conversation Sharing: Export chat responses for sharing across your security team.
Later (2026):
- Seamlessly Integrated: Expect intuitive AI summaries throughout the Platform, enabling you to ask follow up questions as needed as you investigate specific assets and search results during your investigation.
- Role Aware Agents: The assistant will offer customized insights tailored to your role (e.g., SOC Analyst, Threat Hunter, Pentester).
- Intelligent UI Navigation: The assistant will be able to automatically navigate you to relevant asset pages or search results based on the context of the conversation.
- Data Visualization: Responses will include visualizations to help you better understand complex data.
Stay tuned for more updates as we roll out the Censys Assistant and continue to redefine what’s possible with Internet Intelligence.
The Censys Assistant is available NOW to all Censys Starter, Core, & Enterprise customers. Reach out to the Censys team to get a personalized tour of the new feature.
