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Confessions of a former hacker

Kevin Mitnick, who served five years in federal prison for breaking into phone and software company networks, now is a computer security consultant for hire, helping companies protect themselves from

Editor's Corner

Eons ago, when computer hacker Kevin Mitnick was sentenced to jail, I thought a better punishment would have been for him to use his extensive hacking knowledge in a good way--by sharing what he did

People: The biggest security threat

As a recent story about ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick outlined, social engineering is often the biggest factor in hackers gaining confidential and financial information from unsuspecting users. A test

Hacker's perspective proves valuable

The best way to prevent hacking is to have a hacker show you where the holes are, how to secure the environment and what aspects you might be missing in terms of user and client security. That's