There’s no doubt that a cybersecurity breach can blow up a business, but it’s still surprising to hear Shaked Vax, worldwide technical sales leader at IBM Security, compare some aspects of his cybersecurity career to his time with the Israeli Army’s bomb disposal unit.

“One of the key things you are taught when approaching an improvised explosive device (IED) to dismantle it is to avoid coming from the obvious direction — the direction the attacker assumed you will come from,” Shaked explained. “Come from the back, from the side, from the top — however you can approach that is unpredictable.”

The same advice applies to cybersecurity, especially when it comes to the ways in which attackers target the users in their sights. The best way to identify them or launch a counterattack is by using the most innovative tools and approaching from the most unpredictable angle. According to Shaked, that’s how we can use attackers’ own methodologies against them.

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