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Censys
Censys is a security service and company that provides internet intelligence based on perpetual scanning of the internet. As of 2023, it had 350,000 users. It was first created in 2015 at the University of Michigan.
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Censys at a glance
Censys is a cybersecurity company. Xcout tracks 10 named people at Censys, including Anil Gupta (Chief Technology Officer). Xcout recorded 60 job postings from Censys in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Splunk.
Censys leadership
- Anil GuptaChief Technology Officer
- Sarah AshburnChief Revenue Officer
- Jasmine BurnsChief People Officer
- Zakir DurumericCEO and Founder
- Jon SakodaFounder & Managing Partner, Decibel
- Michael SchwartzVice President, Security and Censys ARC Research
4 more named people on record for Censys, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Hiring at Censys
Xcout recorded 60 job postings from Censys in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in Censys's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Censys's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 49 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 380 scale-up technology companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Censys’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Tech stack
Censys competitors
A few of Censys's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Censys in Xcout Intel
- 10 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access