Mitnick is not a “Hacker” in the sense that he figures out software and the weaknesses in it. Rather, he is a proponent of “social engineering”, whereby passwords and other critical data are searched out by other means such as lax security, phishing, and the like. He could no sooner crack Obama’s blackberry than I could. He could, however, perhaps find a way to steal the password, which is a hazard all secure networks must contend with.
Social Engineering is a well respected form of hacking.
Mitnick is not a “Hacker” in the sense that he figures out software and the weaknesses in it. Rather, he is a proponent of “social engineering”, whereby passwords and other critical data are searched out by other means such as lax security, phishing, and the like.Thank you. Mitnick the "World's Greatest Hacker?" Puh-leeze. Erik, Phiber, and Corrupt might have a differing opinion on that.