Cyberdudebivash

        Hacking the Art of Defense: Why Every Defender Needs Offensive Skills (By CyberDudeBivash)     By CyberDudeBivash • September 28, 2025, 10:02 AM IST • Cybersecurity Career Guide   In the world of cybersecurity, we've created a false dichotomy. We've built two distinct tribes: the Red Team (the attackers, the pentesters) and the Blue Team (the defenders, the SOC analysts). The Red Team's job is to break things; the Blue Team's job is to build walls and watch for alarms. For years, this has been the accepted model. But I'm here this morning to tell you that this model is broken. A defender who only knows how to defend is like a football team that only ever practices defense without ever studying the opposing team's playbook. They are doomed to be perpetually reactive, always one step behind. The greatest lie we've told ourselves is that defense is a passive act. The truth is that the best defense is a proactive, predatory hunt. To tr...