Security aDvice from Kevin Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick is one of the most famous ( or notorious ) hacker.  He is now a computer security consultant.

Wired News: Kevin Mitnick’s Security Advice

Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the other side of the planet can probe your computer for weaknesses, and exploit them to gain access to your most sensitive secrets.

They can even use your computer to store data like stolen credit-card numbers or child pornography, or to attack another innocent home user or business from your system.

Here’s my Top 10 list of steps you should take to protect your information and your computing resources from the bad boys and girls of cyberspace.