--- title: "SEE LIVE: Just Announced: Kevin Mitnick Will Keynote HostingCon Global 2017" description: "SEE LIVE: Just Announced: Kevin Mitnick Will Keynote HostingCon Global 2017" --- # SEE LIVE: Just Announced: Kevin Mitnick Will Keynote HostingCon Global 2017 [Social Engineering](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/social-engineering), [Speaking Engagements](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/speaking-engagements), [The Art Of Invisibility](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/the-art-of-invisibility), [The Art Of Intrusion](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/the-art-of-intrusion), [Ceo Fraud](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/ceo-fraud), [Cloud Community](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/cloud-community), [Cybersecurtity Expert](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/cybersecurtity-expert), [Hacking](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/hacking), [Malicious Governments](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/malicious-governments), [Cyber Crimes](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/cyber-crimes), [Data Center World](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/data-center-world), [Ghost In The Wires](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/ghost-in-the-wires), [Hostingcon Global 2017](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/hostingcon-global-2017), [Infrastructure & System Breaches](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/infrastructure-system-breaches), [Kevin Mitnick](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/kevin-mitnick), [Malicious Emails](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/tag/malicious-emails) [ Mitnick Security| ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/author/mitnick-security) 01.17.2017| 1 MIN READ TIME HostingCon is excited to announce **Kevin Mitnick **will deliver the keynote address at HostingCon Global 2017. Kevin is the world's most famous hacker, bestselling author, and the top cyber security speaker. "My presentation will clearly illustrate why people are the weakest link in the security chain." said Mitnick "Attendees will see real demonstrations of some of the most current combinations of hacking, social engineering and cutting-edge technical exploits my team and I actually use to penetrate client systems, with a 100% success rate. They will also gain strategies to protect their organizations, and themselves, from harm and to help mitigate the risks they face." Kevin is a global bestselling author with titles including The Art of Intrusion: The Real Story Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers and The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security, which are mandatory readings for security professionals. His autobiography is Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker is a New York Times bestseller and his latest work released in 2017 is The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data, a ground-breaking book on privacy. "I'm honored to be addressing the combined HostingCon and Data Center World audiences at their co-located event in Los Angeles," said Mitnick. "With security concerns in the data center and cloud community at an all-time high, it's more important than ever for service providers to be aware of the methods criminals, disgruntled staff and malicious governments use to breach their infrastructure and systems." 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