--- title: | weakest link description: weakest link | --- # Cyber Security Articles & News ## Featured Blog Search: - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. Filter By Topic Type: Select type All 2FA AI Cyber Security Framework Data Breach FinTech Global Ghost Team Healthcare Information In The News Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training Mitnick Security Password Management Red Team Social Engineering Speaking Engagements Vulnerability Assessments [ 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... Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, suspicious emails, security chain, phishing attacks, security awareness training, security consultant, malware, weakest link, cybercrime, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/how-to-protect-against-the-latest-creepy-phishing-attacks) [ by Mitnick Security | 04.18.2018 | 3 min #### Mitnick: Internet users still vulnerable to social engineering Kevin Mitnick, the famed American hacker who has parlayed his notoriety into a successful career as a security professional, said human frailty is still the weakest link in the security chain. Continue Reading Social Engineering, The Fort Shangri-La, Philippines, security chain, Taguig City, The Hacker's Code, CCAP, ePLDT, cyber security, Phil. Retailers Association, SEIPI, weakest link, AI, BPO, Check Point Software Technologies, Contact Center Association, cyberterrorists, PRA, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/mitnick-internet-users-still-vulnerable-to-social-engineering) [ by Mitnick Security | 11.29.2016 | 3 min #### Kevin Mitnick and the human hacking business Every industry has rockstars. For hackers and infosec, there's probably no one more famous, or perhaps infamous, than Kevin Mitnick… Continue Reading Social Engineering, solitary confinement, Speaking Engagements, federal prison hack, cybersecurity expert, security awareness training, Melbourne, Sydney, weakest link, Auckland, Kevin Mitnick, live hacks ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/kevin-mitnick-and-the-human-hacking-business) [ by Mitnick Security | 11.07.2016 | 2 min #### Australia’s Ty Miller and the world’s most famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick to push cyber black hat thinking further The session will tackle the approaches and issues facing many Australian security managers and organisations grappling with a changing security environment, requiring non-traditional responses in a wo... Continue Reading Speaking Engagements, Ty Miler, forensic investigations, changing security environment, cyber security, penetration testing seurity awareness training, Practical Threat Intelligence, Liberty Stage Limited, Shellcode Lab, weakest link, Black Hat USA, cyber attack, agile security, Black Hat Thinking, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/australias-ty-miller-and-the-worlds-most-famous-hacker-kevin-mitnick-to-push-cyber-black-hat-thinking-further) [ by Mitnick Security | 09.15.2016 | 9 min #### Awareness training: How much is too much? Security awareness training is one of the most effective ways to strengthen what is generally known as “the weakest link in the security chain.” The key is to make employees skeptical without paralyzi... Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, System 1, Thinking Fast and Slow, ESET, Homeland Security, penetration testing, security chain, Wombat Security, CyberSpons, Daniel Kahneman, cyber security, Deloitte; Judith Tabron, Department of Justice, Hofstra University Security, Lance Spitzner, Lysa Myers, PhishLabs, PhishMe, Rohyt Belani, SANS Securing the Human, security awareness training, security consultant, Joseph Loomis, malware, Zinaida Benenson, simulated phishing, Spam, Stacy Shelley, System 2, Trevor Hawthorn, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg; Jelle Niemantsve, weakest link, cybercrime, black hat, Kevin Mitnick, NYPD ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/awareness-training-how-much-is-too-much) ### Subscribe For In The News Blog Updates