Cyber Security Articles & News

EVENT REVIEW: Mitnick on Misdirection: Hacking as Close-up Magic

Information security experts routinely warn those they work with about the dangers of social engineering. One way to approach social engineering is to realize that it's magic, and by that we mean stage-and-street magic, not ritual magic. Like the conjuror who performs at a kid's birthday party, the social engineer relies on your trust, your expectations, and your susceptibility to misdirection.

Legendary “most wanted” hacker reveals the latest cybercrime schemes

Renowned hacker and former FBI fugitive Kevin Mitnick brought his hands-on, demonstration-filled presentation on hacking to a packed lunch-hour crowd at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg on May 16, 2017, as part of the Western Canada Information Security Conference.

SEE LIVE: World’s Most Famous Hacker Kevin Mitnick to Open Cyber Investing Summit

Mitnick to Put His Legendary Hacking Skills on Display at 2nd Annual Cyber Investing Summit May 23, 2017 at the New York Stock Exchange

LISTEN: Advice For May Gardening In Kansas City, And The Social Science Of Hacking

After figuring out a teacher's password with a program he created in high school, Kevin Mitnick knew hacking was his calling. But there's more to hacking than simply understanding computers, says Mitnick. It's about understanding people.

EY Announces Stu Sjouwerman of KnowBe4 Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award Finalist in Florida

EY announced that CEO Stu Sjouwerman of KnowBe4 is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in Florida and was selected by a panel of independent judges.

EVENT REVIEW: Staff are “Backdoor to Hackers” warns Former FBI Most-Wanted

Kevin Mitnick was arrested in 1995 and spent nearly five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes

EVENT REVIEW: What we learnt from the FBI’s former most wanted hacker, Kevin Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick, who was jailed in the 1990s, spoke at IP EXPO in Manchester - and shared a few tricks from the dark trade

WATCH: IP EXPO Manchester 2017 - Highlights

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Experience a snapshot of IP EXPO Manchester Day 1! Featuring Kevin Mitnick, James Akrigg and Amy Nicholson from Microsoft and many more! Make sure you join us on Day tour for Day tour, featuring AWS and IBM Watson

I Got Hacked So You Don’t Have To

From the horrible Hollywood hacks of 2014 to John Podesta's emails, hackers aren't feverishly trying to sneak into your computer. They're coming up with better ways to convince you to let them in. So Sarah Jeong invited a hacker in to see exactly how it's done.