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 30 years of journalism experience (since 1994). Brian is also the former Editor of CHIP India, InformationWeek India and CISO Mag. He has written for India's leading newspapers such as The Times of India and The Indian Express. Presently, he serves the Information Security Media Group, as Sr. Executive Editor. You'll find his most current work on CIO Inc. Brian writes on a wide range of topics like aviation, drones, cybersecurity, tech startups, cloud, data center, AI/ML/Gen AI, IoT, Blockchain etc. He is also a certified security professional - EC-Council and ISC2. Follow Brian on Twitter (@creed_digital) and LinkedIn. Email Brian at: [email protected]