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The following is an edited excerpt from a recent episode of Tripwire’s Cybersecurity Podcast.

Tim Erlin: Thank you for spending some time with us on the Tripwire Cybersecurity Podcast. I’m Tim Erlin, vice president of product management and strategy at Tripwire. Today I’m joined by Travis Smith, principal security researcher at Tripwire. Welcome, Travis.

Travis Smith: Thanks, Tim. Glad to be here.

The Importance of Defense for Organizations

TE: So, Travis, what’s it like as a security researcher at Tripwire?

TS: One of the cool things is that I get to look at the latest trends in the security world and see what’s going on. I get to investigate how these developments relate to our products and customers. So, it’s a defense-minded focus.

There’s a lot of security researcher-type jobs out in the world. The majority of them probably focus more on the offensive side where they’re looking at hacking things or reverse engineering things. My team is really focused on the defensive aspects. How do we detect the attackers, and how do we stop them?

TE: Well, and I think the reality is that most organizations spend more of their time on that defensive side of things than on tracking down criminals. So, it seems like it’s more relevant to where customers need help.

TS: Exactly. If (Read more...)