Mitnick: 'Human firewall' a crucial defense

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Human Firerwall - Now THAT'S a good idea!

People may not LIKE Mitnick, but he has good ideas - he used to hack via ?social engineering? so he knows the ins and outs of it.

It?s a good idea, and people need to consider it?I?m self-employed (just me) and I am VERY wary! I NEVER put credit card numbers on the Internet and if anyone calls me and asks for it?or ANY other SENSITIVE information?no matter WHO they say they are?I ALWAYS DEMAND a callback from me to a number I KNOW to be legitimate before proceeding.

And I always have firewalls set at HIGH. Good thing I have antispyware running?CoolWave just tried to install on my machine.

Posted by: Rincon Bikerider   Posted on: 04/15/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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