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“We believe that perfect visibility of anything exposed to the internet is the only way to allow individuals and organizations to protect themselves from external threats,” Brad Brooks, Censys’ CEO, told TechCrunch in an email interview.

“With the help of early investors, including Google Ventures, Greylock, Decibel and Intel Capital, our mission evolved, and we set out to create the best, most comprehensive, internet scanning engine in the world.”

Brooks says that most customers use the platform for threat hunting — that is, spotting and investigating signs of security compromise — and triaging exploits detected through Censys’ asset monitoring tech.

Recently — climbing aboard the generative AI hype train — Censys launched a chatbot that enables users to perform searches across its security database in natural language.

Censys, which claims to have 350,000 users on its free service and over 180 paying customers, including government agencies ranging from the FBI to the Department of Homeland Security, plans to put the proceeds from the most recent funding toward expanding its 134-person workforce.

“In fact, the pandemic provided a tailwind as major enterprises had to shift to cloud solutions and resituate thousands to a remote work setup, which drove demand and inquiries.”

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