{"id":168688,"date":"2024-02-14T10:58:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=168688"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:03:38","slug":"techopedias-big-interview-with-frank-abagnale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/techopedias-big-interview-with-frank-abagnale","title":{"rendered":"Catch It If You Can: Techopedia’s Big Interview With Frank Abagnale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Techopedia speaks with Frank Abagnale of “Catch Me If You Can<\/a>” fame, one of the world’s most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams, about his philosophy for cybersecurity.<\/p>\n

More than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations, and law enforcement agencies use Abagnale’s fraud prevention programs. and in 1998, he was selected as a distinguished member of “Pinnacle 400” by CNN Financial News \u2014 a select group of 400 people chosen on the basis of great accomplishment and success in their fields.<\/p>\n

Last year the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made Abagnale an honorary member, and he was the recipient of the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award given by InfraGard \u2014 a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and private sector members to protect US critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

But the wider audience will remember him from his depiction in the 2002 Steven Spielberg blockbuster movie “Catch Me If You Can”.<\/p>\n

Enjoy our fascinating, exclusive interview with a man who has fought on both sides of the battlefield and is one of the pre-eminent voices in the cyber threat landscape today.<\/p>\n

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