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Social Engineering

Presented at The Fifth HOPE (2004), July 11, 2004, 4 p.m. (60 minutes).

This has always been one of the more popular panels since we started it at the first HOPE in 1994. And this year, for the very first time, Kevin will be at the conference to be part of the festivities. He authored a book on the science of social engineering entitled The Art of Deception which was an eye-opener to many in the corporate world. Emmanuel has been confusing people on the telephone for many years and derives great pleasure out of getting total strangers to give him information he has no right to possess. In addition to a discussion of methods and stories, be prepared for some live demonstrations over the phone. Suggestions for good targets are always welcome.


Presenters:

  • Emmanuel Goldstein
    Emmanuel Goldstein is the editor and cofounder of 2600, as well as the chief organizer of the HOPE conferences. He also is a radio host for WBAI's Off The Hook and WUSB's Off The Wall and directed/produced the documentary on the Kevin Mitnick story entitled Freedom Downtime. Emmanuel to this day enjoys playing with phones, operators, and customer service representatives worldwide. His passions include urban exploration, mind exploration, and space exploration.
  • Kevin Mitnick
    During the first HOPE conference in 1994, Kevin Mitnick was a fugitive. In 1997 during Beyond HOPE, he was in prison. Although released in 2000, he was denied permission to come to H2K to see the prerelease of Freedom Downtime. And in 2002, Kevin missed H2K2 because he was still on supervised release, which tends to keep one away from hacker events. But now it's 2004 and there are no legal barriers to keep Kevin away from The Fifth HOPE, where he'll be delivering the Friday keynote address. Since his legal troubles ended (not exactly helped by the mass media's portrayal of him as the "world's most dangerous hacker"), Kevin has been extremely productive, working as a radio talk show host, testifying in front of Congress, working on two books, and doing security consulting. While he's in great demand as a speaker worldwide, this is the conference he's waited the longest for.

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