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A phone system sparked his curiosity, leading Kevin Mitnick to explore how networks work. He describes how many corporations have been attacked and how he once copied source code to hunt for security bugs. He warns that the cat‑and‑mouse game with malware never ends.

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

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I was hooked in before hacking was even illegal.

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

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I wasn't a hacker for the money, and it wasn't to cause damage.

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

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At the end of the day, my goal was to be the best hacker.

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Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.

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The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim.

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The intent of the individuals who created the DDoS attacks has nothing to do with hacking, and they are vandals, not hackers.

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The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or…

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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…

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I get hired by companies to hack into their systems and break into their physical facilities to find security holes. Our success…

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I went from being a kid who loved to perform magic tricks to becoming the world's most notorious hacker, feared by corporations…

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I believe in having each device secured and monitoring each device, rather than just monitoring holistically on the network, and then responding…

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So what I was essentially doing was, I compromised the confidentiality of their proprietary software to advance my agenda of becoming the…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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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Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception to get a person, a trusted insider within an organization, to comply with a…

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I don't know the capabilities of our enemies. But I found it quite easy to circumvent security at certain phone companies throughout…

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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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The methods that will most effectively minimize the ability of intruders to compromise information security are comprehensive user training and education. Enacting…

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A hacker doesnt deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.

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

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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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Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something,…

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

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Hacking is exploiting security controls either in a technical, physical or a human-based element.

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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…

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I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the curiosity, the seduction of adventure; not for stealing, or causing damage…

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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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Then again, my case was all about the misappropriation of source code because I wanted to become the best hacker in the…

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Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent…

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My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

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Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking…

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The human. Now you know all about your target

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

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

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

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…

When an attacker fails with one person, they often go to another person. The key is to report the attack to other departments. Workers…

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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.

The explosion of companies deploying wireless networks insecurely is creating vulnerabilities, as they think it's limited to the office - then they have Johnny…

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

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