Kevin Mitnick

Intro This paper will be on the book The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick. I will be exclusively summarizing Chapter 3: The Direct Attack: Just Asking for It. First, for a slight background on the author Kevin Mitnick, he is known for being the most famous hacker ever. He used dumpster diving and social engineering to get information from some of the largest companies and he would use passwords and codes to gain access. He has been arrested multiple times the most famous in 1995 after a well-publicized

There is no one like Kevin. He was once included among the FBI’s Most Wanted because he hacked into over 30 major corporations just “for the challenge.” After being caught and sentenced to jail for a few years, Kevin is now a trusted security consultant to the Fortune 500 and governments worldwide, as well as author to numerous books. (Mitnick, 2004, para. 1) Kevin Mitnick had his first major run in with the law in the late 1980s. At 25, Kevin was caught monitoring the e-mail of MCI and Digital

“the World’s most wanted hackers,” Kevin Mitnick. In his national bestselling book Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker Mitnick explains his childhood and ways he used his hacking personality to not only hack computers, but life. Living in the Los Angeles area, Mitnick often took the bus. He states, “Riding the buses was for me a bit like being on holiday…” (Mitnick 5). However, the bus cost money to take, and at a very young age Mitnick figured out a way to cheat the bus

it unless you have a good enough antivirus program, your computer is done for and they have access to all your details. Three matters everyone should learn about when talking about social engineering are the most famous tactics, famous hacker Kevin Mitnick, and ways to prevent it. The first tactic that a hacker who uses social engineering could use would be pretending that they are a friend. Let us say you are scavenging your emails when you notice one from an old-time friend and has a link along

Even though a great deal of individuals believe that hacking into their personal computers or into business systems is unethical, it is done continuously. Some individuals do it for kicks, others to cause havoc in corporation’s data system, others do it to steal individual’s private information and even their identity, while others hack to assist the owners in recognizing their vulnerabilities and finding solutions to protect their information. Some corporations actually hire individuals to hack

Kevin Mitnick, The Condor, The Darkside Hacker, The greatest hacker alive, whatever name he was given that pins him down as a perpetrator of the law, Kevin Mitnick still serves as an educator to enthusiasts in the world of Information Security. He unveils many secrets of the hacker in The Art of Deception. The Art of Intrusion takes a different twist from its predecessor. It looks at the attitude of the hacker and what drives them. Personally the book lacked the full degree of intrusions one is capable

Since the beginning of mankind the need to communicate with one another has served as an essential part of existing. From the hieroglyphics painted in pyramids in Egypt, sending smoke signals by Indians, communicating over radio, writing a letter and sending it via mail service to present day communication via cellular phone and internet. According to the International Telecommunication Union, by the end of 2015 nearly half of the 7.2 billion people on the planet will have access to the internet

Abstract Social Engineering from the outset may seem like a topic one might hear when talking about sociology or psychology, when in fact it is a form of identity theft. To an information technology (IT) professional, Social Engineering is a form of voluntary, unintentional identity theft. Many victims fail to realize they are being victimized until it is too late, while many others may never know. This paper will provide a definition of social engineering as it applies to information technology

The Art of Deception is an in depth look at the vulnerability that the common man has to the social engineer. Mitnick’s perspective comes from a social angle instead of a technological one, seeing as he is known as the greatest hacker all over media and most of his methods weren’t technologically inclined but socially. A quick look into Mitnick’s background, he was an only child who had a knack for understanding the Nitti Gritty of technology. As a child, he managed to ‘hack’ the bus system in Los

This led Mitnick to spend the majority of his time incarcerated in solitary confinement due to the government’s fear of him attempting to gain control of more sensitive information. Mitnick states in both of his aforementioned books that he compromised computers solely by using passwords and codes acquired as a result of social engineering. As a result, Mitnick was restricted from using any forms of technology upon his release from prison until approximately 5 years ago. Kevin Mitnick is now the