Person Quotes by Kevin Mitnick

8 Person quotes by Kevin Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick’s words often blend technical savvy with broader life lessons. This short selection highlights how he translates his experiences into advice that feels both practical and thought‑provoking.

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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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People are prone to taking mental shortcuts. They may know that they shouldn't give out certain information, but the fear of not…

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Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a…

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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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A company can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption and other security technologies, but if…

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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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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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Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the Internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the…

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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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