Cyber Security Articles & News

World’s most famous hacker to speak at ULM Business Symposium

Kevin Mitnick, known as the world’s most famous hacker, will deliver the keynote address at the ULM College of Business and Social Science’s annual Business Symposium 6 p.m. Thursday.

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Review: Ghost in the Wires

Ghost in the Wires’ is the autobiography of Kevin Mitnick, the “world’s most wanted hacker”. The book came out in 2011. Mitnick now claims to be reformed and has his own security consulting company.

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Did You Really Lock that Door?

One of my favorite books about information security is Ghost in the Wires, by Kevin Mitnick.

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What is the most engaging story about hackers/hacking?

The first thing that comes to mind is Kevin Mitnick’s Ghost in the Wires. I binge-listened to the book on audio in a few days. It is the most engaging story, about hacking or otherwise, that I’ve ever read. The summary from Amazon does the book more justice than I could: 

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2016 Cyber Convention & Expo to be Held Oct. 6 in Virginia Beach

Cybercrime costs the global economy more than $500 billion each year

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Q&A: The infamous Kevin Mitnick on hacking, ethics, and the way forward for tech

As we speak, Kevin Mitnick is a safety skilled who infiltrates his purchasers’ firms to show their weaknesses. He’s additionally the creator of a number of books, together with Ghost in the Wires. However he’s most referred to as the hacker who eluded the FBI for years, and was finally imprisoned for his methods. We had an opportunity to speak to him about his time in solitary confinement, hacking McDonald’s, and what he thinks about Nameless.

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The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

With an ever evolving regulatory landscape and with increasingly smart technology at our fingertips, it’s probably time we paused to examine the way we’re doing business. Just because it’s been done a certain way for years, it doesn't mean that’s still the right way. Businesses need to start seeing the bigger picture rather than forever playing catch-up, as so many are guilty of thus far. Breaking the cycle means analysing the threats that businesses can anticipate both now and in the coming months and years, and determining the smartest solution for them.

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Mr. Robot Recap: The Twist in Episode 7 Is Big But a Bit Trying

Fans of Mr. Robot, a TV show about hackers who on June 9, 2015 successfully collapse a global economic system that looks and functions very much like ourChimerical one, might want to watch Werner Herzog's new documentary Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World. It opens tomorrow, concerns the current and possibly highest stage of human civilization, which is connected and defined by the technologies of the internet, and has an interview with Kevin Mitnick, the “world's most famous hacker.” What you will see in this interview with the legendary hacker are a lot of similarities with Mr. Robot's central character, the hacker and founder of fsociety Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek).

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