In 2018, hackers stole half a billion records—an increase of 126% on the year prior, which translates to 3.8 million records per day. Ransomware is an ever-increasing threat, geopolitical tensions are being played out online, and corporate and government security systems are struggling to compete with the sophisticated modern cybercriminal. To take the fight back to these malicious actors, enterprises need to understand the very people that are targeting them. I recently interviewed Okta’s own Travis Morrow, our Senior Manager of Offensive Security to get a better understanding of the hackers’ mindset and motivations, along with the role that offensive security can play in thwarting these attackers. What is an Offensive Security Team? At Okta, it’s our mission to ensure that our customers’ data is kept secure from adversaries internally and externally. To support this mission, we employ a robust, multi-faceted Security Team, part of which is made.