Quotes by Kevin Mitnick

About Kevin Mitnick:

Kevin David Mitnick is an American computer security consultant, author and Cracker, best known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes.
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My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime.

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Garbage can provide important details for hackers: names, telephone numbers, a company's internal jargon.

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Most people assume that once security software is installed, they're protected. This isn't the case. It's critical that companies be proactive in thinking about security on a long-term basis.

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Hacking was the only entertainment that would occupy my mind - like a huge video game, but with real consequences. I could have evaded the FBI a lot longer if I had been able to control my passion for hacking.

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I don't condone anyone causing damage in my name, or doing anything malicious in support of my plight. There are more productive ways to help me. As a hacker myself, I never intentionally damaged anything.

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I could have evaded the FBI a lot longer if I had been able to control my passion for hacking.

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My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.

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For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. A personal firewall such as Zone Alarm and running a program like HFNetcheck, which is a free download for personal users. It checks your system to see if anything needs to be patched. I'd als...

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To some people I'll always be the bad guy.

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Back up everything! You are not invulnerable. Catastrophic data loss can happen to you - one worm or Trojan is all it takes.

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The hacking trend has definitely turned criminal because of e-commerce.

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Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click on an attachment in an e-mail.

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I saw myself as an electronic joy rider.

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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.

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Phone phreaking is a type of hacking that allows you to explore the telephone network by exploiting the phone systems and phone company employees.

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A hacker doesn't deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.

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I don't know of any case that involves computer hacking where there were multiple defendants charged where there wasn't an informant on the case.

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I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies.

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I was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I became a hacker to get better control over the phone company.

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For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must.

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I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief. I copied without permission.

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Author Bio

  • NameKevin Mitnick
  • DescriptionAmerican computer security consultant, author, convicted criminal, and hacker
  • AliasesMarty; Kevin David Mitnick; The Condor; The Darkside Hacker
  • BornAugust 6, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAuthor; Consultant; Hacker