News (7)

  • Better security not about tech: Mitnick

    Companies eager to tighten up their information security perimeters should focus not on technology but on teaching their employees how to say 'no', says ex-hacker done good Kevin Mitnick.

  • Mitnick signs new book deal, calls for hacker war-stories

    Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick has been commissioned to write a new book following the success of his first text "The Art of Deception".

  • Council social engineering test exposes flaws

    Kingston City Council in Victoria recently conducted a social engineering experiment to see how its staff would react to a stranger trying to gain access to the server room; the exercise revealed, and helped fix, serious flaws in staff awareness.

  • Security: Firms must keep their eye on the ball

    Sophisticated attackers will use known vulnerabilities to gain access to and steal from corporate networks - it's not enough just to lock the doors any more.

  • Schindler heads toward life post-Mitnick

    LOS ANGELES -- Assistant U.S. Attorney David Schindler's drab 11th-floor office at the federal courthouse belies his status as the man who put the most notorious hackers of the '90s behind bars

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Features and Case Studies (4)

  • Social engineering 101

    ZDNet Australia presents comprehensive information on social engineers, the way they work and tips to guard against them -- essential reading for any security and/or IT professional.

  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • Kevin Mitnick: Social engineering 101

    Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

  • Security: Firms must keep their eye on the ball

    Sophisticated attackers will use known vulnerabilities to gain access to and steal from corporate networks - it's not enough just to lock the doors any more.

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