Applied Network Security

What is offensive security?

Due to the rapid rise in cybercrime, network security has been evolving. More companies are starting to realize that if you want to stop a hacker you must think like a hacker. This mindset has created a new way of protecting networks, by approaching cyber security from a different perspective. Offensive security can best be described as taking proactive measures to neutralize and hunt down threats to a network. According to www.techtarget.com, "offensive security measures are focused on seeking out the perpetrators and in some cases attempting to disable or at least disrupt their operations." Practicing offensive security involves, gathering cyber threat intelligence, using port scanning tools, deploying honeypots, ...