World’s most famous hacker comes to CeBIT

by Brian Pereira | Mar 2, 2015

Kevin Mitnick to speak at CeBIT Global Conferences 2015

Hannover, Germany. He made it onto the FBI’s most-wanted list because he once – “just for the challenge” – hacked into the IT systems of 40 major corporations. Now he is one of the world’s leading IT security experts and will take center stage this year at the CeBIT Global Conferences. We are talking about U.S. citizen Kevin Mitnick, one of the world’s most famous computer hackers.

Within the scope of a live demonstration Mitnick, who now works as an expert consultant to Fortune 500 enterprises and governments, will explain the latest cyber risks and threats. Attendees at the CeBIT Global Conferences on Thursday, 19 March at 5:15 p.m. will witness a jaw-dropping, edge-of-your-seat demonstration including “social engineering” tactics.

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Brian Pereira

Brian Pereira is an Indian journalist and editor based in Mumbai. He founded Digital Creed in 2015. A technology buff, former computer instructor, and software developer, Brian has 29 years of journalism experience (since 1994). Brian is the former Editor of CHIP India, InformationWeek India and CISO Mag. He has served India's leading newspaper groups: The Times of India and The Indian Express. Presently, he serves the Information Security Media Group, as Sr. Director, Editorial. You'll find his most current work on CIO Inc. During his career he wrote (and continues to write) 5000+ technology articles. He conducted more than 450 industry interviews. Brian writes on aviation, drones, cybersecurity, tech startups, cloud, data center, AI/ML/Gen AI, IoT, Blockchain etc. He achieved certifications from the EC-Council (Certified Secure Computer User) and from IBM (Basics of Cloud Computing). Apart from those, he has successfully completed many courses on Content Marketing and Business Writing. He recently achieved a Certificate in Cybersecurity (CC) from the international certification body ISC2. Follow Brian on Twitter (@creed_digital) and LinkedIn. Email Brian at: [email protected]

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