Cyber Insights 2026: Offensive Security; Where It Is And Where It's Going
Security Week, Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Cyber red teaming will change more in the next 24 months than it has in the past ten years. Malicious attacks are increasing in frequency, sophistication and damage. Defenders need to find and harden system weaknesses before attackers can attack them. That requires red teams to do more, faster.
Offensive Security
'Offensive security is simply a branch of security that focuses on attacking systems to identify weakness in order to harden them/defend them better,' says Matt Mullins, head hacker at Reveal Security.
Eyal Benishti, CEO and founder at IRONSCALES calls it 'proactive defense'.