Alex Kasper

Alex Kasper

Alex Kasper
Born
Alexis C Kasperavičius

(1968-04-14) April 14, 1968 (age 58)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • cybersecurity educator
  • video game producer

Alex Kasper (born Alexis C Kasperavičius; April 14, 1968) is an American entrepreneur, cybersecurity educator, and video game producer. He is known for producing the 1995 video game Return Fire and for co-founding the security consultancy Defensive Thinking with Kevin Mitnick.[1][2]

Early life

Kasper was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in Los Angeles, California. As a teenager, he developed an interest in telephones and communications systems and later studied French horn performance at the University of Southern California.[2]

Career

Return Fire

From 1993 to 1995, Kasper produced Return Fire, a vehicular combat video game developed by Silent Software for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer. In addition to producing the game, he served as sound designer and music supervisor.[2][3][4]

Return Fire received critical acclaim and won the 3DO Two-Player Game of the Year award in 1995.[3]

Defensive Thinking

According to a 2005 profile in Wired, Kasper was involved in the Southern California hacking community during the 1980s and 1990s.[2] He was later described by Kevin Mitnick as a longtime friend and collaborator in the memoir Ghost in the Wires.[5] Following Mitnick's release from prison, Kasper and Mitnick co-founded Defensive Thinking, a Los Angeles-based security consultancy focused on social engineering awareness and prevention.[2][6]

According to The Wall Street Journal, the company provided training programs for corporations, government agencies, and military organizations, including the U.S. Air Force and Marines.[1] Kasper and Mitnick also developed the Certified Social Engineering Prevention Specialist (CSEPS) program, a professional certification and training program focused on defense against social engineering attacks.[2][7]

Radio

Kasper and Mitnick co-hosted The DarkSide of the Internet, a weekly technology-oriented radio program broadcast on KFI-AM 640 in Los Angeles.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ex-Hacker Kevin Mitnick Teaches From Experience". The Wall Street Journal. October 15, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gray, Patrick (June 6, 2005). "A Tale of Two Hackers". Wired. Archived from the original on June 8, 2005.
  3. ^ a b "And The Winner Is... 3DO Awards Honor Best of the Best for 1995". Business Wire. December 19, 1995. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Return Fire Credits (3DO)". MobyGames. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  5. ^ Mitnick, Kevin D.; Simon, William L. (2011). Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 97–99, 233–243. ISBN 978-0-316-03770-9. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  6. ^ "After five years in jail, ex-computer hacker Mitnick changes sides". Ventura County Star. January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  7. ^ "Press Information". defensivethinking.com. Defensive Thinking, Inc. 2004. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  8. ^ DarkSide of the Internet (radio). KFI (AM). 2001. Archived from the original on June 2, 2001. Retrieved May 24, 2026.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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