"Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception……" — Kevin Mitnick
"Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception to get a person, a trusted insider within an organization, to comply with a request, and the request is usually to release information or to perform some sort of action item that benefits that attacker."
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94 Quotes by Kevin Mitnick
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The methods that will most effectively minimize the ability of intruders to compromise information security are comprehensive user training and…
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I think it goes back to my high school days. In computer class, the first assignment was to write a…
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My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.
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We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.
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So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.
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The intent of the individuals who created the DDoS attacks has nothing to do with hacking, and they are vandals,…
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There is no patch for stupidity.
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Of course I'm sure half the people there hate me and half the people like me
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Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for…
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Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures…
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If you go to a coffee shop or at the airport, and you're using open wireless, I would use a…
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Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.
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