Former Blackhat Kevin Mitnick and ZixCorp to Demonstrate Email Hack
June 03 2015 - 07:35AM
Business Wire
Exercise reveals the ease of email interception and the need
for email encryption
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (NASDAQ: ZIXI), brings
awareness to the insecurity of email by showcasing an email
hack by former blackhat and world famous hacker Kevin Mitnick.
During the recording, Mitnick will demonstrate one method used by
hackers to intercept email and steal valuable company or personal
data, leveraging resources available for just a few hundred
dollars.
“Hackers want to get access to email. They can intercept your
email all the time, and you’re clueless,” said Mitnick. “The only
way to protect your communications is encryption.”
“Recent email breaches have been high-profile, state-sponsored
hacks on large companies, such as Sony, so the majority of
businesses may not view their companies as potential targets,” said
Rick Spurr, CEO of ZixCorp. “The reality is that unencrypted
email remains vulnerable, even from unsophisticated hackers who can
benefit from identity theft and other misuse. And, if your email is
breached, you may never know. In working with Kevin Mitnick, our
goal is to further educate the business community and demonstrate
just how easy and inexpensive it is to intercept sensitive
emails.”
The on-demand recording will be offered in a two-part series,
beginning June 17, 2015, with a unique view into a fiber email
hack. The second recording, available June 24, 2015, offers an
exclusive interview with Kevin Mitnick, discussing his blackhat
past, lessons learned and the vulnerability of email. To register
for the two-part series, visit
http://go.zixcorp.com/MitnickOnDemand.html.
The importance of easy to use email encryption is also discussed
in the series. “Typically security experts will use PGP. The
problem is adoption,” said Mitnick. “It’s such a hardship to
configure. Security experts use it when they have to, but it’s not
the norm. It’s the exception, because it’s such a hassle.”
“We have consistently invested in ease of use architecture and
features for email encryption, knowing that it’s key to broad-based
adoption,” said Spurr. “But when you have a former hacker of such
esteem as Kevin Mitnick discussing ease of use, it adds a level of
credibility that demands attention, especially if businesses are
truly going to protect email and its sensitive contents.”
About Zix Corporation
ZixCorp is a leader in email data protection. ZixCorp offers
industry-leading email encryption, a unique email DLP solution and
an innovative email BYOD solution to meet your company’s data
protection and compliance needs. ZixCorp is trusted by the nation’s
most influential institutions in healthcare, finance and government
for easy to use secure email solutions. ZixCorp is publicly traded
on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol ZIXI, and its
headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit
www.zixcorp.com.
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ZixCorpTaylor Johnson,
214-370-2134tjohnson@zixcorp.com
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