Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in Denver. Kevin Mitnick denverfirmfugitive Change image and share on social
A log-in simulator is a program to trick some unknowing user into providing their user name and password. Kevin Mitnick logpasswordprogram Change image and share on social
Both social engineering and technical attacks played a big part in what I was able to do. It was a hybrid. I used social engineering when it was appropriate, and exploited technical vulnerabilities when it was appropriate. Kevin Mitnick attackbigengineer share on social
I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game. Kevin Mitnick crackendorphingame Change image and share on social
Hacking is exploiting security controls either in a technical, physical or a human-based element. Kevin Mitnick basecontrolelement Change image and share on social
What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology. Kevin Mitnick easyfindmanipulate Change image and share on social
I think malware is a significant threat because the mitigation, like antivirus software, hasn't evolved to a point to really mitigate the risk to a reasonable degree. Kevin Mitnick antivirusdegreeevolve Change image and share on social
To have transactions made on your web site via credit card, you must be PCI compliant. Businesses make the mistake of thinking that because you passed the requirements and are PCI certified, you are immune to attacks. Kevin Mitnick attackbusinesscard share on social
Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a key person's workstation. It's extremely difficult to defend against. Kevin Mitnick accessattackercall Change image and share on social
For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. Kevin Mitnick antiaveragehome Change image and share on social
