Though the book I got to know Kevin Mitnick. He was a hacker who never stole peoples' money. He only profited once when he figured out how to make fast phone calls to a radio station. The radio station gave away $1000 to the seventh caller which he got all most every time. The media and FBI made ...
The adage is true that the security systems have to win every time, the attacker only has to win once. – Dustin Dykes Art of Intrusion by Kevin D. Mitnick, the legendary cyber desperado turned computer security consultant, is a compilation of security related case studies presented as fascinating...
Mitnick Chapter 3 The Direct Attack: Just Asking for It Many social engineering attacks are intricate, involving a number of steps and elaborate planning, combining a mix of manipulation and technological know- how. But I always find it striking that a skillful social engineer can often achieve h...
Mitnick Chapter 5 The Robin Hood Hacker [Hacking] has always been for me less about technology and more about religion. -- Adrian Lamo H acking is a skill. Anyone can acquire this skill through self- education. In my personal view, hacking is a creative art -- figuring out ways to circumvent secu...