<P> Mitnick's pursuit, arrest, trial, and sentence along with the associated journalism, books and films were all controversial . </P> <P> He now runs the security firm Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC which helps test companies' security strengths, weaknesses, and potential loopholes . He is also the Chief Hacking Officer of the security awareness training company KnowBe4, as well as an active advisory board member at Zimperium, a firm that develops a mobile intrusion prevention system . </P> <P> Mitnick was born in Van Nuys into a Jewish family . He grew up in Los Angeles city and attended James Monroe High School in Sepulveda, California . He was enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce College and USC . For a time, he worked as a receptionist for Stephen S. Wise Temple . </P> <P> At age 13, Mitnick used social engineering and dumpster diving to bypass the punch card system used in the Los Angeles bus system . After he convinced a bus driver to tell him where he could buy his own ticket punch for "a school project", he was able to ride any bus in the greater LA area using unused transfer slips he found in a dumpster next to the bus company garage . Social engineering later became his primary method of obtaining information, including usernames and passwords and modem phone numbers . </P>

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