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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

Kali Linux

Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004. A fresh start in March 2013. Things were not as stable as when it was first released. From time-to-time we have made slip ups.

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DEF CON 29: SEVillage Recap

Security Through Education

The SEVillage was established back in 2010 at DEF CON 18. It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. Friday launched the Social Engineering Capture the Flag 4 Kids (SECTF4Kids).

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APT trends report Q3 2021

SecureList

The malicious payload was then used to upload additional malware, usually the Quarian backdoor that has been seen in use by Chinese-speaking actors since around 2010. It is mainly known for being a proprietary commercial penetration testing toolkit officially designed for red team engagements. Final thoughts.

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