Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google

Frank Abnagale's Comments on the movie and book (2002) [0]. I don't know if his story is true or not. But regardless of his story, his talk at Google is one of the best ones I've heard [1]. > I was interviewed by the co-writer only about four times. I believe he did a great job of telling the story, but he also over dramatized and exaggerated some of the story. That was his style and what the editor wanted. He always reminded me that he was just telling a story and not writing my biography. This is one of the reasons that from the very beginning, I insisted the publisher put a disclaimer in the book and tapes. [0] link [1] ▶ this video

Offtopic, Frank Abnegale ( Catch me if you can fame ) also says the same thing in his [1] lecture at Google. The whole lecture is also pretty interesting. One of the best google talks I have seen. [1]: ▶ this video

He did a talk at Google where he asserted basically the same thing: ▶ this video Great talk by the way, he's an incredibly charismatic and well spoken story teller, also a consultant for the FBI and a successful businessman - which makes you think about just how important likability and charisma are both to being a successful social engineer and being successful in-general. People will let you stray pretty far from reality if they like you - Holmes, Abagnale, and apparently Troy Woody (at least to this poor girl). Eventually reality catches up, one way or another.

I bumped into this talk today: Frank Abagnale: "Catch Me If You Can" ▶ this video He became an FBI agent and works with data breaches. So after entertainingly describing his life story he does mention the Equifax breach at the 37m mark. He paints a very negative picture of Equifax. Its well worth watching the whole thing, and not just skipping to his FBI Agent opinion of Equifax.

This is an interesting talk by Frank Abagnale (the real life person the story was based on) at Google. ▶ this video

very sorry to hear that. Debit cards are convenient etc, but they don't offer much in terms of fraud protection. The general suggestion is to always use a credit card instead so that you don't expose your own money to theft, but the bank's. This is among the most important learnings you can get from Frank Abagnale's talk at Google ( ▶ this video )

Technically not a tech talk but since it was at Talks at Google, this one: Frank Abagnale: "Catch Me If You Can" | Talks at Google - YouTube ▶ this video

* not in current use according to Equifax. I'm hesitant to take their word at face value, as they've tried to mitigate the entire situation via PR already and claim many users [who were affected] were not affected. However the site was still live, and exposed to the public web. It's only unrelated to the specific event in the United States, but clearly indicative of a pattern of negligence. I also wanted to add that the software in question that was compromised was a free and open source solution[0], not some top-dollar security program. And it was breached by relative simple XSS attack that even may have been carried out automatically. Beyond that it could just as likely have been a script kiddie who caught wind of the vulnerability on a message board somewhere and went hunting. I wouldn't call that highly sophisticated. XSS protection is the very baseline of internet data security... I'd also like to point to a video posted by another user upthread (willfarvar): ▶ this video FBI's Frank Abagnale speaks to the Equifax breach at ~37m (as willfarvar says, though, the entire video/talk is great) --- [0] link

Abagale would make a perfect US politician, major league bullshitter who sticks to his stories for gain. ▶ this video

He did a Google talk in 2017 ▶ this video "For Google's Security and Privacy Month, we are honored to present the real Frank Abagnale, Renowned Cybersecurity And Fraud Prevention Expert, Bestselling Author & Subject of Catch Me If You Can. His transformation from one of the world’s most notorious con men to an international cybersecurity expert trusted by the FBI has been mythologized in film and literature – but the takeaways he shares are the real deal." ...

If I buy coffee, I buy it on a credit card. Every daily purchase uses a credit card. Why? I want a buffer between me and the purchaser. I don't want them to be able to take money from my bank. ▶ this video Now, if I shop online, I used to put it on a credit card. Now I generate a virtual debit card using an online service and pay with that. The logic is the same.

Here is an FBI employee explaining the difference between the two when a breach happens: ▶ this video A more general article: link