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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I think a cyber-terrorism attack is overblown, though the threat exists. I think al Qaeda and other groups are more interested in symbolic terrorism, like what they did to the World Trade Center - suicide bombers or something that really has an effec...

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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.

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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.

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When an attacker fails with one person, they often go to another person. The key is to report the attack to other departments. Workers should know to act like they are going along with what the hacker wants and take copious notes so the company will ...

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Both social engineering and technical attacks played a big part in what I was able to do. It was a hybrid. I used social engineering when it was appropriate, and exploited technical vulnerabilities when it was appropriate.

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The explosion of companies deploying wireless networks insecurely is creating vulnerabilities, as they think it's limited to the office - then they have Johnny Hacker in the parking lot with an 802.11 antenna using the network to send threatening ema...

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Penetrating a company's security often starts with the bad guy obtaining some piece of information that seems so innocent, so everyday and unimportant, that most people in the organization don't see any reason why the item should be protected and res...

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All they need to do is to set up some website somewhere selling some bogus product at twenty percent of the normal market prices and people are going to be tricked into providing their credit card numbers.

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Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually is not, it needs to be outsourced.

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Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a key person's workstation. It's extremely difficult to defend against.

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I could pose as a Yahoo rep claiming that there's been some sort of fault, and somebody else is getting your e-mail, and we're going to have to remove your account and reinstall it. So what we'll do is reset the current password that you have - and b...

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If hackers, if anyone committing a criminal act, wants to reduce their risk, they obviously don't involve anybody else. The greater the circle of people that know what you're doing, the higher the risk.

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Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you.

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I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game.

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I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief.

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Choosing a hard-to-guess, but easy-to-remember password is important!

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I saw myself as an electronic joy rider. I was like James Bond behind the computer. I was just having a blast.

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A log-in simulator is a program to trick some unknowing user into providing their user name and password.

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I have done a lot to rehabilitate my reputation.

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When somebody asks for a favor involving information, if you don't know him or can't verify his identity, just say no.

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We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.

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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