SEE LIVE: Western Canada Information Security Conference May 16, 2017
ISACA® Winnipeg Chapter is proud to announce the 2017 Western Canada Information Security Conference (WCISC), the only Information Security and Control Conference in Manitoba!
FREE COPIES: The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnick
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 by Kevin Mitnick, Robert Vamosi (Co-author) Release date: Feb 14, 2017
Trump is wrong about catching hackers, cyber security experts explain in 140 characters
On Monday morning, Donald Trump formally addressed the CIA's allegations that Russian hackers tried to interfere in the election on — where else? — Twitter and, as usual, got some basic facts wrong.
Cybersecurity expert Tim Bandos reveals which political party is most vulnerable, common hacking techniques, and what companies can learn from watching how the DNC and RNC respond to cyberthreats.
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:
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).