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June 6, 2005

A Tale of Two Hackers

A Tale of Two Hackers

Patrick Gray profiles longtime friends and business partners Alex Kasper and Kevin Mitnick, contrasting Kasper’s path from teenage phone hacking into video-game production with Mitnick’s arrest, imprisonment, and later career as an author and security consultant, tracing how their shared history led to founding Defensive Thinking. Read more →

April 13, 2005

'Human firewall' a crucial defence: Mitnick

'Human firewall' a crucial defence: Mitnick

At a social engineering prevention workshop in Sydney this week, Mitnick and business partner Alex Kasperavicius shared some of the tactics used by social engineers to bypass a company’s technical security by exploiting employees’ psychological vulnerabilities. Read more →

October 15, 2003

Ex-Hacker Kevin Mitnick Teaches From Experience

Ex-Hacker Kevin Mitnick Teaches From Experience

A profile of Kevin Mitnick’s transition from hacker to security educator, naming Intense School Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. as the training center partnering with Mitnick and Alex Kasper’s Defensive Thinking to deliver their social-engineering course to clients including the U.S. Air Force, the Marines, and mortgage companies. Read more →

January 1, 2001

DarkSide of the Internet

KFI-AM 640’s listing for DarkSide of the Internet, a weekly Los Angeles radio program on computers, hacking, and internet security co-hosted by Alex Kasper and Kevin Mitnick. Read more →

CSEPS

Certified Social Engineering Prevention Specialist: corporate security-awareness training co-developed with Kevin Mitnick Read more →

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