We would never dream of standing out on the street and inviting burglars to come into our homes. Yet we do it without even knowing it. Security experts and law enforcement consistently point out a frustrating irony: so many home break-ins are not the result of criminals bypassing sophisticated, cutting-edge electronic security systems. Instead, they are the result of burglars taking advantage of simple mistakes homeowners make every day. Vivint Home Security is a nationwide leader in electronic home security. …

While modern cybersecurity still must deal with poorly configured firewalls and potentially damaging malware, the battle goes far beyond such simple things. Modern cybersecurity is a daily battle between threat actors and defenders. Whoever wins determines the fate of reams of data that can be used for either good or bad. Security analysts and their teams need every tool they can get their hands on. One such tool is threat actor profiling. By engaging in a systematic pattern of tracking …