Kevin Mitnick Teaching Network Security
Image source: CNN / Mitnick Security Consulting
Rebecca Harrison writes for Reuters:
"Computer terrorist" Kevin Mitnick is one of the world's most famous computer hackers and became a cause celebre after breaking into networks and stealing software at companies including Sun Microsystems and Motorola.More here.
Now Mitnick, from the United States, travels the world teaching companies how to guard against people just like him.
He argues that while sophisticated technology can help keep networks clean from viruses, it is useless if hackers can con a company's employees into handing over passwords by posing, for example, as colleagues.
posted by Fergie @ 3/08/2006 05:59:00 AM
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