The ability to detect adversary infrastructure before it’s used in an attack is more than an operational advantage; it’s a national security imperative.
Government teams across the globe face growing pressure to not only respond to incidents but to anticipate them. Whether defending mission systems, civilian agency networks, or critical infrastructure, leaders are asking the same question: how do we act before impact?
The answer starts with better visibility and faster, more actionable threat intelligence. That’s exactly what the new Censys Threat Hunting Module is built to deliver.
Why threat hunting matters to government missions
Threat actors, from ransomware syndicates to nation-state APTs, are evolving constantly. They’re leveraging dynamic infrastructure, exploiting gaps in cloud configurations, and operating at a scale that challenges even the best-funded agencies. In this high-velocity threat environment, reacting to alerts isn’t enough. In addition to the inundation of threats, government agencies are bound by cybersecurity mandates like NIST that encourage proactive defense.
Government cybersecurity teams, then—across the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, civilian agencies, or supporting our international allies—need to be able to uncover malicious infrastructure before it’s weaponized.
That’s where threat hunting comes in.
Threat hunting allows defenders to shift from reactive defense to intelligence-driven, infrastructure-level visibility. It gives teams the power to investigate emerging threats, validate IOCs, and map adversary infrastructure across the global internet, faster than ever before.
Introducing the Censys Threat Hunting Module
With the launch of the Censys Threat Hunting Module, we’ve given government teams a purpose-built platform to operationalize that vision.
This new capability integrates seamlessly into existing security operations workflows. This can eliminate manual steps, simplify complex investigations, and automatically transform global internet scan data into structured, actionable threat insights, which means nimble teams can manage expansive environments efficiently and do more with less.
No more fragmented visibility. No more guesswork.
With this module, security teams can:
- Proactively identify malicious infrastructure, including C2 servers and compromised hosts
- Pivot across global internet intelligence using indicators like JA3, JA4+, JARM, and TLSH
- Track adversary behavior in real time using behavioral fingerprints and enriched context
- Accelerate investigation timelines with Live Discovery, which exposes previously unknown configurations in real time, and Live Rescan, which validates existing services and flags configuration drift to confirm or rule out threats as they evolve.
- Visualize historical and emerging threats through interactive dashboards and timeline views
- Automate detection engineering workflows with contextual metadata and configuration-based hashes
Instead of waiting for alerts, agencies can now lead with detection, scanning proactively and neutralizing threats before they escalate.
Built for governments, trusted worldwide
Censys is trusted by security teams in over 15 countries, including partnerships with agencies like CISA, DHS, ODNI, the FBI, and U.S. Cyber Command. Our work helps these organizations protect federal networks, national security systems, and critical infrastructure against rapidly evolving threats.
What makes Censys different?
- Our Internet Map: Updated continuously, it provides unmatched visibility into global infrastructure across all 65K+ ports, protocols, services, certificates, and host metadata.
- Government DNA: Our team includes former cyber operators, intelligence professionals, and mission-focused engineers who understand what federal defenders need to succeed.
- Cloud-agnostic coverage: We provide full-spectrum visibility across AWS, Azure, GCP, hybrid, and on-prem environments, because attack surfaces don’t stop at network boundaries.
A smarter, scalable way to defend government systems
The Censys Threat Hunting Module offers a proactive, automated, and scalable approach to national cyber defense. Whether supporting cyber operations, incident response, or red-teaming, it helps government defenders:
- Reduce time to detect and respond to emerging threats
- Improve the accuracy and relevance of threat intel feeds
- Eliminate noise and focus on high-risk infrastructure
- Build detections that align with evolving TTPs and mission requirements
From hunting APT infrastructure tied to geopolitical conflict to validating exposure of operational technology or mission-critical systems, Censys is enabling a faster, more resilient cybersecurity posture across every level of government.
Securing what’s next
Cybersecurity is essential to the future of our economy, our society, and our global alliances. At Censys, we’re proud to partner with government defenders around the world to provide the visibility and intelligence needed to stay ahead.
The Threat Hunting Module is just the next step in that mission.
If your agency is ready to move left of boom—to stop threats before they land—you can start with a single question: what is your adversary seeing right now?
Censys can show you.
Get more information about how the Censys Threat Hunting Module is changing the way government teams around the world track and stop threats here or reach out to our team of government experts.
