{"id":77525,"date":"2022-07-21T06:42:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T06:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/?p=77525"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:38:21","slug":"certified-ethical-hacker-system-hacking-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ethical-hacking\/certified-ethical-hacker-system-hacking-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: A Cybersecurity Expert Shares His Tips for System Hacking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77525\" class=\"elementor elementor-77525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e76a31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e76a31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4c8a22\" data-id=\"e4c8a22\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe88eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfe88eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A conversation with Certified Ethical Hacker Nicola Kalderash<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a56598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a56598\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30ce010\" data-id=\"30ce010\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75794e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c75794e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=wPv81DDRIHQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9829c15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9829c15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abcb355\" data-id=\"abcb355\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527e998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"527e998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Threat actors engage in <a href=\"https:\/\/ilabs.eccouncil.org\/system-hacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">system hacking<\/a> to access sensitive data and functions, escalate privileges, run malicious code, and conceal or destroy files. We asked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/train-certify\/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certified Ethical Hacker<\/a> (CEH) Nicola Kalderash for his system hacking tips and insights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d92d048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d92d048\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-949dbc3\" data-id=\"949dbc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f74aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f74aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>From the perspective of an ethical hacker, can you explain what system hacking is?<\/h2>\nFrom my perspective as an ethical hacker, system hacking is Lockheed Martin\u2019s old definition of cybersecurity: [the] Cyber Kill Chain. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/threat-intelligence\/cyber-kill-chain-seven-steps-cyberattack\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cyber Kill Chain is all about<\/a> reconnaissance, infiltration, deploying, finding a vulnerability, exploiting that vulnerability, deploying a payload, command and control, [and] multiplication so that you always have a back door to that system.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a695975 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a695975\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb7e0e7\" data-id=\"bb7e0e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640b169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"640b169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The rapid growth of things like the cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and various new technologies has changed the definition of a system. How should ethical hackers approach this changing landscape?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Educat[e] yourself and never stop being curious. Some cybersecurity professionals probably feel, after a couple of certifications, that they know it all, and that\u2019s backward thinking because things are changing. The landscape is moving and shifting, and you must stay ahead of the curve.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Educate yourself and never stop being curious.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Therefore, continue to keep reading and educating yourself. Stay up to date through blogs, podcasts, or even Twitter. You have the tools from the CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] office to help you stay grounded in the newest threats, vulnerabilities, and threat landscape so you can still be a professional in your career and succeed for your employer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e6a29f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e6a29f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17a7c9f\" data-id=\"17a7c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7787f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7787f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Have you encountered system types that are more vulnerable than others?<\/h2>\n<p>I think the IoT is vulnerable, but more so the infrastructure IoT, a\/k\/a IIoT. These are systems and power grids. You see that with the dark energy hack that happened in 2015 against Ukraine from Russia, and you see that [with] the NotPetya attack that Russia launched against Ukraine and even some of these newer attacks, as Russia is\u2014of course\u2014attacking Ukraine, as they\u2019re in a full-on war with them.<\/p>\n\n<p>It\u2019s because IIoT infrastructure is not designed with security in mind. It already has a lot of flaws, and then you\u2019re putting it in the hands of people that don\u2019t necessarily understand cybersecurity. So, what are they going to do? They\u2019re calling a result to no password or default passwords, and it\u2019s just a recipe for trouble. This is an area that I\u2019ve specialized in a lot and [am] trying to learn about, because I think IIoT has the potential to cause massive mayhem.<\/p>\n\n<p>You\u2019re seeing it happen in Ukraine live\u2014which is, in a dark sense, fascinating to read about, and my heart goes out to the Ukrainian people, but you see all these things in theory, and now you\u2019re seeing action. It\u2019s scary seeing how devastating [it is] when you attack this critical infrastructure through just cybersecurity methods. You can shut down an entire country, so that is a lesson of how this continues to be important.<\/p>\n\n<p>America and other Western countries need to keep watch of this so they can protect their assets, because there are a lot of those gaping holes in our security, even back home in the U.S. or whatever other country you might be from watching this video.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3508f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3508f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff9e9b7\" data-id=\"ff9e9b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea00c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea00c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is your preferred attack platform when conducting system attacks and exploits?<\/h2><p>Kali Linux is a good tool because there are so many tools developed in the hacking sphere that you can play around with. You[\u2019ve] got steganography tools, password crackers, and vulnerability scanners that seem to work better with Linux. The way I learned, it seems to be a better system suited for deploying plate payloads.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kali Linux is the best platform if you want to get started in hacking.<\/em><\/p><p>I will eventually start learning how to create malicious software for educational purposes. I don\u2019t want to become some evil hacker, but to think like a hacker to prevent the bad guys from doing their things. Kali Linux is the best platform if you want to get started in hacking. Learning Linux and how to utilize that command line will serve you well in your career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a952ee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a952ee5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcadc04\" data-id=\"dcadc04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3679e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3679e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What tools would you recommend to someone just learning about system hacking?<\/h2><p>I would recommend that people take a course on Linux. EC-Council has a <a href=\"https:\/\/codered.eccouncil.org\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CodeRed subscription<\/a>, which I\u2019ve signed up for, and you can get access to dozens and dozens of videos to continue learning after you get to [the] CEH. I think it\u2019s a great value. They usually throw in some promotions here and there, for those who want to wait for a better deal.<\/p><p>I\u2019ve enjoyed learning more about <a href=\"https:\/\/codered.eccouncil.org\/course\/ethical-hacking-with-nmap?logged=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nmap<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/codered.eccouncil.org\/course\/linux-32-bit-reverse-engineering?logged=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reverse engineering in Linux<\/a>, so that\u2019s an opportunity for you. If you already have your CEH and want to keep learning, I recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/codered.eccouncil.org\/course-library?logged=false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CodeRed<\/a>.<\/p><p>Otherwise, if you are looking for free work resources, you can find several things on YouTube. If you\u2019re looking for specific systems, learn about the command line, because almost everything about hacking comes down to networking and pinging, and all this stuff is in the command line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bea39b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bea39b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-095d2a7\" data-id=\"095d2a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b8733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7b8733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>As a CEH, what advice would you give to companies designing systems?<\/h2><p>As a CEH, I would say that fast is slow, and slow is fast. What I mean by that is companies are in such a rush to put out the product to stay competitive, and there are glaring issues in this iterative product development life cycle.<\/p><p>You know, they always end up in the cutting room for security, and they must go back and patch things, and [you\u2019re] left with an unsatisfactory security product. It might be a great product and do what it needs to do when it meets the deadline, but there are some massive security flaws. There might be more zero-day exploits available that developers weren\u2019t thinking of, just for the taking for bad actors.<\/p><p>So, if companies were to shift their mindset to thinking about how important security is and how you can incentivize that about money. You always want to pitch this in the many meetings to these execs about money saved because if you picture it, it will cost more.<\/p><p>After all, we\u2019re going to delay the project. You\u2019re not going to get them on your side if you tell them that if we don\u2019t do this the right way and we must fix this, it will cause a massive lawsuit to the company. Well, I think you will have their ear a bit better, and they might be more willing to slow down the timeline to ensure that you\u2019re implementing security measures. So, I think that is how designing systems could be better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c08d00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c08d00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6728cf2\" data-id=\"6728cf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdfab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfdfab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>To what extent do you think system selection impacts an organization\u2019s cybersecurity posture?<\/h2>\nI might have an unpopular opinion: It doesn\u2019t impact it as much as some people might think. If you educate your workforce, implement two-factor authentication, make sure that people\u2019s passwords are complex or salted hash, implement hardware security measures [and] site security measures, all these things, it doesn\u2019t matter. It doesn\u2019t matter what system you\u2019re using; if you have the right approach, you will cut about 90% of exploitable behavior from bad actors right off the top.\n\nI\u2019ve learned in my cybersecurity career that people are [too] lazy to create complex passwords. Also, hackers are lazy hackers who want that low-hanging fruit, as they realize you might be a challenge, especially since most are script kiddies and copy code from GitHub. They don\u2019t know how to create this stuff and move on to the next target, so you have increased your chances of not getting hacked. You can educate everyone not to click on malicious links in your organization.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It doesn\u2019t matter what system you\u2019re using; if you have the right approach, you will cut about 90% of exploitable behavior from bad actors right off the top.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Nicola Kalderash, and I\u2019m a Certified Ethical Hacker. Thank you for your time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1037945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1037945\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10701db\" data-id=\"10701db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61007a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61007a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Is your IT team equipped to handle system hacking?<\/h2><p>Learn about system hacking and the rest of the ethical hacking process with the CEH, the world\u2019s leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/programs\/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ethical hacking certification<\/a>. Contact EC-Council to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/get-certified-with-ec-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register today<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Build a Rewarding Career with the CEH<\/h2><h3>Fast-Growing Job Market<\/h3><p>1,800+ ethical hacking job openings on LinkedIn alone<sup>1<\/sup><\/p><h3>Competitive Salary<\/h3><p>CEHs in the U.S. earn over $82,000 per year on average<sup>2<\/sup><\/p><h3>Wide Range of Opportunities<\/h3><p>Prepare for 20+ cybersecurity job roles with the CEH<\/p><p>1 https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/jobs\/search\/?geoId=92000000&amp;keywords=ethical%20hacker&amp;location=Worldwide<br \/>2.https:\/\/www.payscale.com\/research\/US\/Job=Certified_Ethical_Hacker_(CEH)\/Salary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cb4991 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cb4991\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed12d59\" data-id=\"ed12d59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3a8696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3a8696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;\">Views expressed in this interview are personal. 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