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INTERVIEW: Kevin Mitnick, a legal hacker, warns of ‘the new normal’
by Mitnick Security | 10.04.2017 | 5 min

INTERVIEW: Kevin Mitnick, a legal hacker, warns of ‘the new normal’

Hacker-turned-security-consultant Kevin Mitnick used an arsenal of everyday items - laptops, a Bluetooth speaker and Wi-Fi - to demonstrate the ease with which one bad actor can wreak havoc on a busin...

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Businesses should embrace ethical hacking to shine a light on their cyber defences
by Mitnick Security | 04.24.2017 | 4 min

Businesses should embrace ethical hacking to shine a light on their cyber defences

Ethical hacking: although media headlines give much attention to state sponsored cyber-attacks, attacks on commercial enterprises also have significant consequences, highlighted recently with the cybe...

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Bracing for a breach: understanding cybersecurity
by Mitnick Security | 10.18.2016 | 7 min

Bracing for a breach: understanding cybersecurity

Giants like Yahoo hog the headlines when their data is compromised but how prepared are the UK’s SMEs when it comes to data laws and cybercrime?

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Cyber threats impact businesses large and small
by Mitnick Security | 10.07.2016 | 5 min

Cyber threats impact businesses large and small

Yahoo announced within the past month that user data from more than 500 million accounts had been compromised. E-mails and documents were stolen from the Democratic National Committee's servers and le...

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