Ever wondered how professional hackers think? SquareX Field CISO John Carse sits down with Abhijith B R, Founder/Head of security consulting at BreachSimRange, and Adversary Village at DEF CON, who also has a wealth of ethical hacking experience. In this episode, Abhijith pulls back the curtain on the hacker mindset, shares his war stories from previous engagements, thoughts on browser security and why basic security hygiene still matters more than fancy products. This conversation is packed with practical advice for strengthening your security posture by thinking like the attackers who are targeting your organization.0:00 Introduction and how attacker techniques have evolved9:12 How attackers target enterprises today14:15 War stories from security assessments18:40 Abhijith's cybersecurity journey and founding Adversary Village25:10 Abhijith’s conference experience and how Red Teaming is like martial arts school32:17 Red team vs. purple team approaches39:37 Browser security challenges and attack vectors47:12 Top recommendations for browser security57:34 Collaborative approaches to purple teaming1:04:02 Closing: Advice for new security professionals at DEF CON🔔 Follow Abhijith and John on:https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijith-b-rhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/johncarse/🔥 Powered by SquareXDeployed as a lightweight extension, SquareX turns any browser, on any device, into a secure enterprise browser. Find out more about SquareX at https://hubs.la/Q03rPcbf0

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