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Mitnick Banned From Security Group
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-02-13

By all accounts ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick created only a modest stir when he sauntered into the December meeting of the Los Angeles chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). He sat quietly, paid attention, and at the conclusion of the meeting joined with some of the other 60-odd attendees swapping business cards, chatting with fellow computer security workers and discussing his plans for his new consulting business, Defensive Thinking. "He wasn't flashy at all," recalls one chapter member, who didn't recognize Mitnick until the conclusion of the meeting. "He introduced himself as 'Kevin.'"

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Mitnick Banned From Security Group 2003-02-18
Anonymous
I am not calling him a hero or anything, and after such a long period of time with no computer, it is not like he is really "consultant" ready. (Unless he has been reading massive books, and lots of them to help make up for no real hacking) but this action by the ISSA shows that they are made up of ...

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