Skip to content

Portrait of Kevin Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick

(1963–2023) Computer Security Consultant United States

142 quotes in 978 categories

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

Kevin Mitnick was a computer security consultant from the United States, best known for The Art of Deception.

Quick Facts About Kevin Mitnick

Born: August 6, 1963
Died: July 16, 2023
Nationality: United States
Profession: Computer Security Consultant
Notable works: The Art of Deception
Known for: The Art of Deception, The Art of Intrusion, Certified Social Engineering Prevention Specialist, Freedom Downtime, Ghost in the Wires

About Kevin Mitnick

Kevin David Mitnick was an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. In 1995, he was arrested for various computer and communications-related crimes, and spent five years in prison after being convicted of fraud and illegally intercepting communications. Mitnick's pursuit, arrest, trial and sentence were all controversial, as were the associated media coverage, books, and films, with his supporters arguing that his punishment was excessive and that many of the charges against him were fraudulent, and not based on actual losses. After his release from prison, he ran his own security firm, Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC, and was also involved with other computer security businesses.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Kevin Mitnick · Page 2

I love solving puzzles, I love finding my way around obstacles, and I love learning new things about technology.

About

Image

I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief. I copied without permission.

Accomplished

Image

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

Am

Image

As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool.

Hacking

Image

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

Became

Image

A log-in simulator is a program to trick some unknowing user into providing their user name and password.

Name

Image

I keep my stuff updated all the time. Being in the security industry, I keep up to date with securities.

Being

Image

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

Agencies

Image

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

Believe

Image

Phone phreaking is a type of hacking that allows you to explore the telephone network by exploiting the phone systems and phone…

Business

Image

You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect yourself as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable…

Acceptable

Image

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

Always

Image

The Patriot Act is ludicrous. Terrorists have proved that they are interested in total genocide, not subtle little hacks of the U.S.…

Act

Image

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

Access

Image

I'm not a fugitive anymore. Never will be in the future. After spending five years in jail, you learn your lesson. I…

After

Image

Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually…

Absolutely

Image

What happens with smaller businesses is that they give in to the misconception that their site is secure because the system administrator…

Administrator

Image

For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. A personal firewall such as Zone Alarm and running a program like HFNetcheck,…

Alarm

Image

I think a cyber-terrorism attack is overblown, though the threat exists. I think al Qaeda and other groups are more interested in…

Al

Image

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

Because

Image

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

Action

Image

Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say…

Access

Image

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

Access

Image

I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they…

Access

Image

Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in Denver.

Denver

Image

The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests.

Americans

Image

Of course I'm sure half the people there hate me and half the people like me

Half

Image

I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief.

Accomplished

Image

I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done.

Done

Image

I saw myself as an electronic joy rider. I was like James Bond behind the computer. I was just having a blast.

Behind

Image

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

Company

Image

Choosing a hard-to-guess, but easy-to-remember password is important!

Choosing

Image

Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.

Bypass

Image

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.

Apple

Image

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

Actually

Image

When somebody asks for a favor involving information, if you don't know him or can't verify his identity, just say no.

Asks

Image

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

Activities

Image

I could have evaded the FBI a lot longer if I had been able to control my passion for hacking.

Able

Image

Not being allowed to use the Internet is kind of like not being allowed to use a telephone.

Allowed

Image

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

Activity

Image

Kevin Mitnick by topic

Cybersecurity (58) Hacker (56) Security (26) People (25) Hacking (22) Computer (20) Computers (19) Programming (16) Hackers (15) Company (15) Business (14) You (13) Like (12) Information (12) Access (12) Use (11) Because (10) Your (9) Technology (9) Know (9) Person (8) Me (8) Government (8) Get (8) Companies (8)