Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually… — 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… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses. Sun didn't stop… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
I'm an expert witness in a case that's in appeal about a guy who allegedly misappropriated source code from a major, major… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Phone phreaking is a type of hacking that allows you to explore the telephone network by exploiting the phone systems and phone… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
What happens with smaller businesses is that they give in to the misconception that their site is secure because the system administrator… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
A company can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption and other security technologies, but if… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Think about it: if you were running a multi-million dollar company, and your database of customer information was stolen, would you want… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
Penetrating a company's security often starts with the bad guy obtaining some piece of information that seems so innocent, so everyday and… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
But a lot of businesses out there don't see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until… — 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
