Cyber security experts shut down Trump in 140 characters or less

How to catch hackers, ninjas of the internet!
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Marcus Gilmer
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On Monday morning, Donald Trump formally addressed the CIA's allegations that Russian hackers tried to interfere in the election on -- where else? -- Twitter and, as usual, got some basic facts wrong.

First, here's what the president-elect said that many are taking umbrage with.

Well, first of all, the threat of hacking interfering in the election was brought up before the election. Many times. Including by Trump himself.


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But, more importantly, Trump is very wrong about how hacking actually works so Mashable turned to cyber security experts for their responses to Trump in terms he'll understand: tweets.

Here's what they told us -- and Trump -- all in tweet-sized bites of 140 characters or less.

Steven Morgan, Cybersecurity Ventures

Donald, you and Hillary can get trained by the world's most famous hacker and find out how hackers really get caught. Go here: https://www.knowbe4.com/products/kevin-mitnick-security-awareness-training/

ValiMail CEO Alexander García-Tobar

Justin Fier, Director of Cyber Intelligence and Analysis at Darktrace

"With the right technology, organizations can keep a close eye on their data and spot unusual digital behavior as it unfolds."

Michael Sutton, CISO at Zscaler

Kevin Mitnick, Mitnick Security

Daniel Clayton, Director of Customer Security Operations at Rackspace

"Hacks are like criminal cases. Clues are left, ID'd by a trained eye and packaged together with other evidence to create a bigger picture."

"Security investigators can pick up on subtle bread crumbs left by hackers, even their cover up. Piece together enough clues & eliminate doubt."

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Marcus Gilmer

Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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