(excerpt from Wikipedia) Kevin David Mitnick (born August 6, 1963) is an American computer security consultant, author and hacker, best known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes.
Mitnick's pursuit, arrest, trial, and sentence along with the associated journalism, books and films were all controversial.
He was arrested in 1995 and released from prison in 2000. Under the plea deal, Mitnick was also prohibited from profiting from films or books based on his criminal activity for seven years, under a special judicial Son of Sam law variation.
He now runs a security firm named Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC that helps test a company's security strengths, weaknesses, and potential loopholes, is the Chief Hacking Officer of security awareness training company KnowBe4 and an active advisory board member at Zimperium, a firm that develops a mobile intrusion prevention system.
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Question: How do you feel about someone making a living boosted from a past life of crime ? Served his time, honored his plea agreement, let him make a living ? He should donate all his profits ? Federal Government should hire him to go after international hackers and to review Government sites for security flaws ?
Mitnick's pursuit, arrest, trial, and sentence along with the associated journalism, books and films were all controversial.
He was arrested in 1995 and released from prison in 2000. Under the plea deal, Mitnick was also prohibited from profiting from films or books based on his criminal activity for seven years, under a special judicial Son of Sam law variation.
He now runs a security firm named Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC that helps test a company's security strengths, weaknesses, and potential loopholes, is the Chief Hacking Officer of security awareness training company KnowBe4 and an active advisory board member at Zimperium, a firm that develops a mobile intrusion prevention system.
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Question: How do you feel about someone making a living boosted from a past life of crime ? Served his time, honored his plea agreement, let him make a living ? He should donate all his profits ? Federal Government should hire him to go after international hackers and to review Government sites for security flaws ?
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