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by Mitnick Security | 01.03.2017 | 2 min

Spring Programs Will Solve Mysteries

“Mystery” may be the keyword for the Library’s spring program schedule, ranging from the mystery of faith and science to solving mysteries with forensic science.

security tests, Speaking Engagements, The Art of Invisibility, DNA, History and Science of CSI, Infinite Tropics, Vatican Observatory, Jeff Lanza, Kansas City, Linda Hall Library, Lori Baker, Reuniting Families Project, anthropologist, Brother Guy Consolmangno, Consortium for Forensic Identification, Andrew Barry, Forensic Science, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.26.2016 | 7 min

Howard County’s Top 5 government stories of 2016

1. Howard County moves to vote centers In March, Howard County officials approved the final plan to bring vote centers to the county. The Howard County Election Board, County Council and County Commis...

Speaking Engagements, encryption of county files, FedEx email, government files, security software, UAW 685, vote centers, Carey Stranahan, cybersecurity expert, Hillary Clinton, Howard County, Terry Tribby, Washington St. Lane Modification, Bill Clinton, China, curbside recycling, auto exports, ransomware, Howard County Government Center, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.23.2016 | 5 min

Reformed hacker offers insight into cyber crime

With law firms notably one of the largest targets for cyber security attacks, a former hacker turned security expert has revealed how smaller players, including SME law firms, can properly protect the...

SME law firms, Speaking Engagements, unplug internet, penetration testing, cyber security, cyber thieves, FBI, hackers, IT department, security awareness training, layered security controls, professional security company, CRM system, cyber attack, Data Breach, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.23.2016 | 9 min

Best Books of 2016

Our editors’ picks for the best books of 2016, and some they’re eagerly anticipating.

Siddhartha Mukherjee, Speaking Engagements, The Art of Invisibility, Alibaba, Duncan Clark, Hope Jahren, Originals, The Gene, Thomas Rid, Chaos Monkeys, Ed Young, cybersecurity expert, hackers, Kevin Kelly, Lab Girl, Nathalia Holt, Rethinking Capitalism, Innovation and Its Enemies, Michael Lewis, Rise of the Machines, Rise of the Rocket Girls, Sheila Jasanoff, The Ethics of Invention, The Inevitable, The Undoing Project, The Upstarts, Tom Griffiths, Weapons of Math Destruction, Adam Grant, Algorithms, Antonio Garcia Martinez, Brad Stone, Calestous Juma, Cathy O'Neil, A Culture of Growth, Brian Christian, Ghost in the Wires, I Contain Multitudes, Joel Mokyr, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.22.2016 | 3 min

KnowBe4 Announces Free Phish Alert for G Suite

New functionality offered at no-charge to fight rising threats of phishing and ransomware and shore up the “weakest link in security: users

Speaking Engagements, Stu Sjouwerman, emails, G Suite, Incident Response, Outlook, Chrome, cybersecurity expert, MSI file, Phish Alert, reinforce security culture, security awareness training, IT, KnowBe4, simulated phishing platform, phishing, ransomware, gmail, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.19.2016 | 3 min

The Dangers Of Using Bluetooth In Rental Cars

I’m an early adopter. Have you ever used Ello or the now defunct UrbanSpoon? I was there from the get-go on both of those. When it comes to anything technology related I like getting on board first. W...

Speaking Engagements, technology, The Art of Deception, Ford Sync, Oontz Bluetooth speaker, Urban Spoon, cybersecurity expert, digital blueprint, Ello, Motorola, Plantronics, rental cars, security awareness training, Waze, clear data, Bluetooth, In Car Speakerphone, Kevin Mitnick, My Space

by Mitnick Security | 12.18.2016 | 1 min

WATCH: Hacker: Two-step verification would have avoided Russian hack

Once the world’s most wanted criminal hacker now computer security consultant Kevin Mitnick breakdown how Russia hacked into the US. Election.

Social Engineering, Sony hack, Speaking Engagements, election meddling, forensic evidence, code on phone, cybersecurity expert, harvesting, login, malicious email, North Korea, password reset, security awareness training, John Podesta, Russia hacked the DNC, two-factor identification, phishing, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.16.2016 | 5 min

The ATO’s top 10 digital security tips

Here are some tips from the ATO to help business owners maintain the most digitally secure business they possibly can.

Speaking Engagements, unusual activity, update devices, identity fraud, personal information, cybersecurity expert, digital security, email spam, external device security, Password Management, secure password, secure wireless devices, security awareness training, malware, transactions, anivirus software, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 12.16.2016 | 6 min

Attention to the attacks of the social engineers

There is a saying that says "the current of security is as strong as its weakest link." One of these links has always been the man, who could be the strongest, but who is usually the weakest.

Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, Bangu I, employee security awareness training, Frank W. Abagnale, cybersecurity expert, defensive technology systems, email, Gartner, human behaviour, IRS audit simulation, relationship development, social pseudo engineers, access data, information collection, Kevin Mitnick, Mitnick Books

by Mitnick Security | 12.14.2016 | 6 min

Howard County fights back against ransomware after attack

A ransomware attack on the Howard County government last month affected more files than officials first realized and has led to an all-out effort to fight the encryption malware.

Speaking Engagements, tape backup, cloud backup, disguised FedEx, cybersecurity expert, decrypt key, disk to disk backup, employee training modules, encrypted files, firewall, Howard County, infected systems, scan network, security awareness training, Terry Tribby, backup system, bitcoin, ransomware, Kevin Mitnick, Madison County

by Mitnick Security | 12.14.2016 | 2 min

Five cyber films of 2016

Zero Days: Documentarian Alex Gibney offers a chilling account of the Stuxnet worm attack that temporarily sabotaged Iran's nuclear program, but also may have opened a Pandora's box, paving the way fo...

Speaking Engagements, Edward Snowden, Elon Musk, Tesla, Werner Herzog, WikiLeaks, cybersecurity expert, electronic surveillance program, Julian Assange, security awareness training, Jason Bourne, Lo and Behold, Matt Damon, Risk, zero-days, AI, IoT technologies, Kevin Mitnick, Laura Poitras, Oliver Stone

by Mitnick Security | 12.13.2016 | 2 min

How to determine if someone hacks your account

In tweets sent Monday morning marking down U.S. knowledge organizations’ affirmation that Russia was behind endeavors to meddle with the U.S. presidential decision, Trump said it was practically diffi...

Speaking Engagements, Trump, Dmitri Alperovitch, DNC, FireEye iSIGHT Intelligence, Crowdstrike, cybersecurity expert, digital hoodlums, Hexadite, Russia, security awareness training, malware, Mitnick Security, Barak Klinghofer, presidential decision, Kevin Mitnick, Nick Rossmann

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