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If you’re curious about Kevin Mitnick’s view on acting decisively in the world of security, these eight short lines provide a clear window. His hacker‑turned‑consultant voice is direct and practical, distilling complex ideas into easily digestible nuggets.

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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…

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I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.

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The first programming assignment I had in high school was to find the first 100 Fibonacci numbers. Instead, I thought it would…

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Sometimes I get a call from my bank, and the first thing they ask is, 'Mr. Mitnick, may I get your account…

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One of my all-time favorite pranks was gaining unauthorized access to the telephone switch and changing the class of service of a…

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It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even…

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If I needed to know about a security exploit, I preferred to get the information by accessing the companies' security teams' files,…

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I use Spam Arrest because of the amount of junk mail I get. Any legitimate person who wants to send me a…

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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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Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders.

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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Usually companies hire me, and they know full well who I am, and that's one of the reasons they want to hire me.

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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…

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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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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…

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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.

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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…

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The government does things like insisting that all encryption programs should have a back door. But surely no one is stupid enough to think…

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I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.

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