So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school. Kevin Mitnick More Quotes by Kevin Mitnick More Quotes From Kevin Mitnick Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause. Kevin Mitnick degreescausesaction I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago. Kevin Mitnick computersometimesyears Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion. Kevin Mitnick hackersintentionheart Oracle, for example, has even hired people to dumpster dive for information about its competitor, Microsoft. It's not even illegal, because trash isn't covered by data secrecy laws. Kevin Mitnick datalawpeople It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills. Kevin Mitnick computerskillspeople Any type of operating system that I wanted to be able to hack, I basically compromised the source code, copied it over to the university because I didn't have enough space on my 200 megabyte hard drive. Kevin Mitnick ablespaceenough When I was in prison, a Colombian drug lord, offered me $5 million in cash to manipulate a computer system so that he would be released. I turned him down. Kevin Mitnick cashdrugwould-be I obtained confidential information in the same way government employees did, and I did it all without even touching a computer. ... I was so successful with this line of attack that I rarely had to go towards a technical attack. Kevin Mitnick touchinggovernmentsuccessful I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they usually have administrator rights over the network. Then I go onto Twitter or Facebook and trick them into doing something, and I have privileged access. Kevin Mitnick targetlistsrights The human. Now you know all about your target Kevin Mitnick targethumansknows Garbage can provide important details for hackers: names, telephone numbers, a company's internal jargon. Kevin Mitnick garbage-cansnamesnumbers Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties. Kevin Mitnick terrorist-groupsmanhattanloss I'm still a hacker. I get paid for it now. I never received any monetary gain from the hacking I did before. The main difference in what I do now compared to what I did then is that I now do it with authorization. Kevin Mitnick hackinggainsdifferences If you go to a coffee shop or at the airport, and you're using open wireless, I would use a VPN service that you could subscribe for 10 bucks a month. Everything is encrypted in an encryption tunnel, so a hacker cannot tamper with your connection. Kevin Mitnick airportscoffeetunnels The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim. Kevin Mitnick hackersmindsetsides I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done. Kevin Mitnick governmentdoneboys The intent of the individuals who created the DDoS attacks has nothing to do with hacking, and they are vandals, not hackers. Kevin Mitnick hackinghackersindividual I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies. Kevin Mitnick retiredhackerscompany I saw myself as an electronic joy rider. Kevin Mitnick riderssawsjoy I believe in having each device secured and monitoring each device, rather than just monitoring holistically on the network, and then responding in short enough time for damage control. Kevin Mitnick damage-controlenough-timebelieve
