Una vez uno de los más buscados por el FBI porque pirateó 40 corporaciones importantes solo para el desafío, Kevin es ahora un consultor de seguridad de confianza para Fortune 500 y los gobiernos de todo el mundo.
Kevin y su Global Ghost Team ™ ahora mantienen un historial 100% exitoso de poder penetrar la seguridad de cualquier sistema por el que se les paga por piratear utilizando una combinación de exploits técnicos e ingeniería social. Como director ejecutivo y hacker jefe de "sombrero blanco" en una de las firmas de seguridad boutique más avanzadas del mundo, Kevin asesora a líderes, ejecutivos y personal tanto en la teoría como en la práctica de la ingeniería social, temas en los que es la principal autoridad mundial. Kevin también ayuda a los consumidores, desde estudiantes hasta jubilados, a aprender cómo proteger su información y ellos mismos de daños, utilizando términos comprensibles y un enfoque amigable.
Los conocimientos de Kevin sobre los acontecimientos actuales son muy buscados, lo que ha dado lugar a cientos de apariciones en los medios. Ha sido comentarista, analista de seguridad o sujeto de entrevistas en CNN, CNBC, Al Jazeera, FOX News, CBC, BBC, Radio Moscú, Tech TV, National Public Radio, Playboy, Good Morning America y 60 Minutes, por nombrar solo unos pocos. Ha sido llamado ante el Congreso (tanto en la Cámara como en el Senado) para testificar sobre asuntos de seguridad que afectan a Estados Unidos. Kevin también trabaja en asociación con KnowBe4 para producir programas de capacitación en concientización sobre seguridad aclamados por la crítica para contrarrestar la ingeniería social y mejorar la efectividad de la seguridad.
Los libros de Kevin incluyen 'Art of Intrusion: The Real Story Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders and Deceivers' y 'Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security', que son lecturas obligatorias para los profesionales de la seguridad. Su autobiografía, 'Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker', un best seller del New York Times, ahora está disponible en quince idiomas.
The art of deception: controlling the human element of security pdf por Kevin Mitnick
The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a thief." Focusing on the human factors involved with information security, Mitnick explains why all the firewalls and encryption protocols in the world will never be enough to stop a savvy grifter intent on rifling a corporate database or an irate employee determined to crash a system. With the help of many fascinating true stories of successful attacks on business and government, he illustrates just how susceptible even the most locked-down information systems are to a slick con artist impersonating an IRS agent. Narrating from the points of view of both the attacker and the victims, he explains why each attack was so successful and how it could have been prevented in an engaging and highly readable style reminiscent of a true-crime novel. And, perhaps most importantly, Mitnick offers advice for preventing these types of social engineering hacks through security protocols, training programs, and manuals that address the human element of security.
Amazon.com Review The Art of Deception is about gaining someone's trust by lying to them and then abusing that trust for fun and profit. Hackers use the euphemism "social engineering" and hacker-guru Kevin Mitnick examines many example scenarios.
After Mitnick's first dozen examples anyone responsible for organizational security is going to lose the will to live. It's been said before, but people and security are antithetical. Organizations exist to provide a good or service and want helpful, friendly employees to promote the good or service. People are social animals who want to be liked. Controlling the human aspects of security means denying someone something. This circle can't be squared.
Considering Mitnick's reputation as a hacker guru, it's ironic that the last point of attack for hackers using social engineering are computers. Most of the scenarios in The Art of Deception work just as well against computer-free organizations and were probably known to the Phoenicians; technology simply makes it all easier. Phones are faster than letters, after all, and having large organizations means dealing with lots of strangers.
Much of Mitnick's security advice sounds practical until you think about implementation, when you realize that more effective security means reducing organizational efficiency--an impossible trade in competitive business. And anyway, who wants to work in an organization where the rule is "Trust no one"? Mitnick shows how easily security is breached by trust, but without trust people can't live and work together. In the real world, effective organizations have to acknowledge that total security is a chimera--and carry more insurance.