Alex Kasper

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.

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.

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

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.

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.