Security tips from a super-hacker: Kevin Mitnick's advice on protecting laptops, smartphones, and more<article>
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Virtually everyone in technology knows about Kevin Mitnick, who in the 1970s, ‘80s and ‘90s was a notorious fugitive hacker on the run from the FBI.</p><p>
(If you’re not familiar with the details of Mitnick’s exploits, I recommend his book,
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Wires-Adventures-Worlds-Wanted/dp/0316037729/ref=sr_1_1" target="new">Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker[/url].)</p><p>
Most experts also know that he’s made his living since being released from prison as a security consultant. But did you know that he still hacks for a living?</p><p>
Mitnick has always emphasized the importance of social engineering for hacking, an emphasis that’s lacking in most security advice. He also focuses on how to get through to a public that struggles to appreciate the risks.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3040990/security/security-tips-from-a-super-hacker-kevin-mitnicks-advice-on-protecting-laptops-smartphones-and-more.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Security tips from a super-hacker: Kevin Mitnick's advice on protecting laptops, smartphones, and more
