Remembering Kevin Mitnick and Hacker Tools of the Trade
RIP Kevin Mitnick and long live his memory!
On this episode of Emerging Tech Mastery (ETM) we brought back on good friend and contributor of the show Frank Trezza, Certified Ethical Hacker, InfoSec professional and all around good human.
We discuss the legacy and memory of Kevin Mitnick, one of the best hackers of all time and master of social engineering techniques.
In addition, we cover some initial hacker tools of the trade and resources around this fascinating profession.
There's a lot of great information here so be sure to grab a pen and paper or your favorite digital medium for this one.
After listening to this episode you will learn:
Who was famous hacker Kevin Mitnick and what motivated him
The most legendary stories like how he hacked the LA Bus System, Trolled the FBI, lived on the run and was incarcerated illegally for years
How Kevin pioneered social engineering and used it extensively
The pre-computing hacking subculture based on telecom called "Phreaking"
How he hacked out of curiosity not profit like when he hacked a Cell Phone company to learn about new phone designs
How he reverse engineered what made complex systems in society tick and how to find weaknesses in them
About how the border of technology and magic is knowledge
Kevin generating new identities from deceased people
Why new easy to use hacking tools also open the door for malevolent users
The gap in skill knowledge emerging from books and hands on experience
A difficult truth about how the real knowledge workers are not compensated properly
For show notes and tons of free resources, please visit: https://www.emergingtechmastery.com/kevin-mitnick/ (https://www.emergingtechmastery.com/kevin-mitnick/)
18 Apr 2024
ETM Show # 33: Remembering Kevin Mitnick and Hacker Tools of the Trade
RIP Kevin Mitnick and long live his memory! On this episode of Emerging Tech Mastery (ETM) we brought back on good friend and contributor of the show Frank Trezza, Certified Ethical Hacker, InfoSec professional and all around good human. We discuss the legacy and memory of Kevin Mitnick, one of the best hackers of all time and master of social engineering techniques. In addition, we cover some initial hacker tools of the trade and resources around this fascinating profession. There's a lo...
21 Mar 2024
Were Our 10 Emerging Tech Predictions for 2024 Right or Wrong?
We recently did an episode, Our Top 10 Emerging Tech Predictions for 2024 (https://www.emergingtechmastery.com/2024-predictions/), to explore what might happen in Tech this year.
We thought it would be fun to see what has taken place so far this year and whether we were on point or not.
Here were our original predictions:
AI disappears behind the scenes
AI resurrects old and hard to use Tech
Everyone will be a video influencer
Media Tech will evolve FAST
"New" Tech Innovation will be integrations of other tech
Apple Vision Pro will not meet expectations
Hardware will be a race to the bottom, Software will be the golden goose
NFTs will make a comeback through sports betting and investing
Tech for Good will go mainstream
Sustainability will be at the forefront of the conversation
For show notes and more please visit: https://www.emergingtechmastery.com/2024rightorwrong/ (https://www.emergingtechmastery.com/2024rightorwrong/)
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