The Ethical Hacker on Artificial Intelligence
At the end of the day, it’s the human behind the tech that makes the tech either work for us or against us. NOT AI.So don’t be afraid of AI.
At the end of the day, it’s the human behind the tech that makes the tech either work for us or against us. NOT AI.So don’t be afraid of AI.
“The ideal protection has more to do with detection than prevention. You can only prevent what you can detect. If there is something questionable happening, find the source and do it quickly.”
You may not know his name or face, but Ralph Echemendia has a lot to do with that. As well as providing security training to the likes of NASA, Google and Microsoft, Echemendia has provided technical consultation for films and TV series where hacking is integral to the plot, like Mr Robot and Snowden.
Experts on the podium and in the audience: On September 25 and 26, the German-language edition of Forbes, in cooperation with IBM and Pfizer, invited a two-day discussion and workshop format, which analyzed the opportunities and risks of data-driven medicine.
The renowned 'Ethical Hacker', Ralph Echemendia, is here to help protect and secure our digital identities. The best way to inspire us to take threats seriously? Show how easy it is to hack an audience member's personal device...
Ralph Echemendia hat aus einer verrufenen Profession eine Karriere gemacht: Er hackt sich in Unternehmen ein, um ihnen zu helfen, ihre Sicherheit zu erhöhen. Unter dem Berufstitel „Ethical Hacker“ hilft der US-Amerikaner aber auch Regisseuren in Hollywood, die Hacker-Community realitätsnah darzustellen.
Contact centres are the weakest link of many organisations which is why they often fall victim to fraud.
World-renowned cyber security expert Ralph Echemendia has made his name over the past two decades working for clients that run the gamut from the United States government to Hollywood.
The stakes were high this year when Ralph Echemendia began work on the set of Oliver Stone’s latest film, Snowden. The Miamian’s job was to fight off daily attacks from malicious hackers. Born in Cuba, Echemendia was raised in Miami in a neighborhood near the airport.
His first computer was a Commodore 64, which he and a friend used to master the art of “war dialing.” That technique, in which the computer dials random numbers to find a modem, eventually led him to a bulletin board system where he first saw a copy of the “Hacker Manifesto,” a 1986 essay that served as an unofficial guide for budding hackers.