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by Mitnick Security | 12.12.2018 | 3 min

12 Ways to Defeat Two-Factor Authentication

Everyone knows that two-factor authentication (2FA) is more secure than a simple login name and password, but too many people think that 2FA is a perfect, unhackable solution. It isn't!

Speaking Engagements, tw-factor authentication - Roger A. Grimes, Chief Hacking Officer, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, security awareness training, KnowBe4, simulated phishing platform, 2FA solution, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 11.19.2018 | 4 min

KnowBe4 Positioned as Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Second Consecutive Year

KnowBe4 recognized for security awareness computer-based training; positioned furthest in vision (Ed. note: Kevin Mitnick is the Chief Hacking Officer of KnowBe4 and their flagship product is Kevin Mi...

Speaking Engagements, Stu Sjouwerman, Virtual Risk Officer, Phish-prone Percentage, Chief Hacking Officer, security awareness training, security education, KnowBe4, simulated phishing platform, Advanced Reporting, Gartner Magic Quadrant, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 11.11.2018 | 3 min

Corporations making a mad dash to fill cybersecurity jobs

Employers and educators are rethinking the way they attract and train potential employees to meet the demands of an increasingly vulnerable online world. “It’s scary. Our power grid, our cars, our eve...

simulation testing, Speaking Engagements, application vulnerabilities, Georgia Weidman, Guy Berger, penetration testing, cyber security, cybersecurity employment, Facebook, security awareness training, LinkedIn, malware, Identity Theft Resource Center, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 10.29.2018 | 1 min

WATCH: Kevin Mitnick explains how hackers use social engineering to steal our data

The most famous world hacker Kevin Mitnick in an interview with BI Poland during the Inside Trends conference explained how hackers use social engineering. He also assessed, among others, how much ban...

Social Engineering, surveillance, blockchain, espionage, hacktivist, data theft, Kevin Mitnick - malicious emails, security awareness training, malware, simulated phishing, antivirus software, banking system security, bitcoin, crypto-currency, phishing

by Mitnick Security | 10.21.2018 | 13 min

Handset would blow the atomic cell: We’ve slaughtered the most famous hacker

Kevin Mitnick's hobby took him behind bars.. Today he advises how to avoid the hacker he was himself. (Editor's note: Translated from Polish using Google Translator) He began by dabbing with a public ...

Social Engineering, Slovakian securtiy, Speaking Engagements, Warsaw, government hacks, Poland, early hacking years, FBI, Inside Trends, IoT, NSA, security awareness training, white hat, AI technology, cyber attack, black hat, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 08.17.2018 | 7 min

Combating Social Engineering: Tips From Black Hat 2018

Social engineering is the use of deception to manipulate individuals into disclosing sensitive information that may be used to compromise a network, infiltrate an organization, gain access to trade se...

Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, CWA, ethical hacking, conditioning behavior, phishing attacks, ROSE, security, security awareness training, linguistic deception markers, malicious websites, Matt Wixey, Microsoft Edge, US-CERT, Black Hat USA, Crackas With Attitude, PwC Cyber Security, Justin Liverman, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 08.08.2018 | 3 min

How to protect against the latest creepy phishing attacks

When you think about phishing attacks, you probably envision sketchy emails cobbled together with a pixelated logo, an obviously phony sender address, and a ludicrous request to wire thousands of doll...

Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, suspicious emails, security chain, phishing attacks, security awareness training, security consultant, malware, weakest link, cybercrime, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 07.31.2018 | 3 min

Social Engineering Schemes Target Humans, Not Technology

In the world of cybersecurity, it’s a well-known secret that the weakest links in every cyber defense strategy are humans, not technology. Many times, it’s simpler to blame technology, and then to loo...

Speaking Engagements, penetration testing, social engineeering, cyber security, fake IDs, PIN numbers, security awareness training, password theft, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 07.24.2018 | 5 min

KnowBe4 Releases Q2 2018 Top-Clicked Phishing Report

Messages Playing into Human Psyche of Being Popular or Wanted Continue to Sail Through Security Defences KnowBe4, provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing pla...

Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, Global Ghost Team, Chief Hacking Officer, hackers, Perry Carpenter, phishing email subject lines, security awareness training, KnowBe4, simulated phishing platform, data security, Kevin Mitnick

by Mitnick Security | 07.17.2018 | 3 min

Lack of Security Awareness Training Allowed Russians to Hack American Election

KnowBe4, provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, analyzed the official indictment of the Russian GRU officers charged with interfering in the 2016 ...

Speaking Engagements, encryption, information theft, Password Management, security awareness training, Russian cybercrime, X-Agent, X-Tunnel, spearphishing, US election hacking, Kevin Mitnick

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