“Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, and secure access devices and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer, operate and account for computer systems that contain protected information.”

American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker

Kevin Mitnick was an American computer security consultant and author, known as a convicted hacker. He was arrested in 1995 for computer and communications-related crimes, and later spent five years in prison after being convicted of fraud and illegally intercepting communications. His arrest, trial, and sentence drew controversy, along with the coverage that followed. After leaving prison, he worked in computer security, running Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC and taking part in other security businesses.