When an attacker fails with one person, they often go to another person. The key is to report the attack to other… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
People are prone to taking mental shortcuts. They may know that they shouldn't give out certain information, but the fear of not… — 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
Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception to get a person, a trusted insider within an organization, to comply with a… — 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
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
I use Spam Arrest because of the amount of junk mail I get. Any legitimate person who wants to send me a… — 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 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 Image
Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders. — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies. — 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 using Solaris… — Kevin Mitnick Copy Share Image
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 Image
