Think Like an Attacker: Cybersecurity Tips From a CISO

Etay Maor, Cato Networks' chief security strategist and a Boston College professor, recounts his nontraditional path into cybersecurity, describes building Cato's Cyber Threats Research Lab (CTRL), and emphasizes teaching students to think like attackers using hands-on exercises and OSINT examples (such as analyzing Venmo data); the interview highlights the expanding, multidisciplinary nature of cybersecurity, the usefulness of AI for threat intelligence, and encouragement for people from diverse backgrounds to enter the field.