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Handset would blow the atomic cell: We’ve slaughtered the most famous hacker

Kevin Mitnick's hobby took him behind bars.. Today he advises how to avoid the hacker he was himself.

(Editor's note: Translated from Polish using Google Translator)

He began by dabbing with a public transport system in Los Angeles to be able to ride a bus for free. Later, he went into the phone networks until he finally got to the list of the most sought-after men in the FBI - one of the most famous hackers in the world.

INSIDE TRENDS - the most important business conference in the CEE region

18 and 19 October this year was held Business Insider INSIDE TRENDS, an international conference on trends in three areas: FinTech, Business 4.0 and LifeScience. 80 speakers and speakers from around the world and about 1,400 participants took part in lectures and workshops during which we learned how the banking, finance, industry and human life will change under the influence of new technologies.

WATCH THIS: Kevin Mitnick reveals three things that are the most vulnerable to hacker attacks

Video: Kevin Mitnick interviewed at Business Inside Trends convention  in Poland!

What makes Internet users vulnerable to hacker attacks? "It's malware, social engineering and using the same password," said Kevin Mitnick at the Business Insider Inside Trends conference. - These are the three most important issues - he stressed.

The weakest link in safety is still man. Kevin Mitnick showed us how to outsmart us

Over the past 16 years, Kevin Mitnick's team of hackers broke into every company whose security he checked. - Those evil hackers are always looking for the weakest link in the security chain. In my opinion, most often these are people, not technology - said Mitnick on stage during the Business Insider Inside Trends conference at the Koneser Center in Prague. He showed that hackers are copying even the security cards of their victims during visits to office bathrooms.

The Inside Trends conference is behind us

Inside Trends is a key conference on business trends in this part of Europe

Inside Trends is a conference organized by Business Insider Polska and dedicated to such issues as FinTech, Business 4.0 and Life Science. Around 1.5 thousand people took part in the Koneser Praga Center in Warsaw. people from Poland and abroad.

Kevin Mitnick - hacker after the pass

What does one of the most famous hackers in the world do after switching to the bright side of power? He advises others not to fall victim to those who act on the dark side. Kevin Mitnick admits in an interview with Press.pl that there are 100% safe systems, and he is on the side to minimize the risk. You hacked telephone networks, broke into the servers of the largest communication corporations, fooled you for years. Today you are a network security consultant. A former drug dealer may be a good policeman? 

From “prankster” to the hacker, or how Kevin Mitnick started

Kevin Mitnick is the most famous hacker in the world. For years, however, has been working on the side of "the good ones". Companies hire Mitnick to help protect their valuable data.

Digital cities. How does technology change metropolises?

Imagine a future in which garbage containers themselves inform you that they are full, at bus stops, timetables change "live", intelligent street lamps turn on only after motion detection or billboards that not only advertise but also purify the air. Smart cities are not just a dream about the future. Thanks to advanced and ubiquitous technologies, what looked like a cadre from a science fiction movie recently was a reality of some Polish cities.

The world of finance, as we know it, ceases to exist. This is the future of FinTech

Blockchain, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence will forever change the financial market. The creators of these changes will be guests of the October INSIDE TRENDS conference. Warsaw will become the financial center of the future of this part of Europe for two days. And this is due to the INSIDE TRENDS conference (October 18-19, 2018).