Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something,… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
My hacking involved pretty much exploring computer systems and obtaining access to the source code of telecommunication systems and computer operating systems,… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
The methods that will most effectively minimize the ability of intruders to compromise information security are comprehensive user training and education. Enacting… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, and secure access devices and it's money wasted because none of these measures address… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the Internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
One of my all-time favorite pranks was gaining unauthorized access to the telephone switch and changing the class of service of a… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
I was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I became a hacker to get better control over the phone company. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
Back up everything! You are not invulnerable. Catastrophic data loss can happen to you - one worm or Trojan is all it takes. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
It's true, I had hacked into a lot of companies, and took copies of the source code to analyze it for security bugs. If… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
When an attacker fails with one person, they often go to another person. The key is to report the attack to other departments. Workers… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
I think malware is a significant threat because the mitigation, like antivirus software, hasn't evolved to a point to really mitigate the risk to… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
Usually companies hire me, and they know full well who I am, and that's one of the reasons they want to hire me. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
A lot of companies are clueless, because they spend most or all of their security budget on high-tech security like fire walls and biometric… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses. Sun didn't stop using Solaris… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
New security loopholes are constantly popping up because of wireless networking. The cat-and-mouse game between hackers and system administrators is still in full swing. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
The explosion of companies deploying wireless networks insecurely is creating vulnerabilities, as they think it's limited to the office - then they have Johnny… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
The government does things like insisting that all encryption programs should have a back door. But surely no one is stupid enough to think… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share
