Approach Quote by Mark Zuckerberg

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

— Kevin Mitnick

Hacking involves a different way of looking at problems that no one's thought of.

— Walter O'Brien

“central tenets of the Hacker Ethic: the free flow of information, particularly information that helped fellow hackers understand, explore, and build systems.”

— Steven Levy

A hacker to me is someone creative who does wonderful things.

— Tim Berners-Lee

There are more hackers breeding every day, and more brilliant minds are turning into hackers. Security has advanced, but so have hackers.

— Michael Demon Calce

A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness—not necessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the 60s and…

— Richard Stallman

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

— Kevin Mitnick

“Similarly, to be a hacker you have to get a basic thrill from solving problems, sharpening your skills, and exercising your intelligence. If you…

— Eric S. Raymond

Back in my era, hacking was all about messing with other hackers. It was a hacker war.

— Michael Demon Calce

Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in conjuring up new ways to hijack your system by exploiting technical vulnerabilities or human nature. Don't become the…

— Kevin Mitnick

Humans make mistakes. Programmers are bound to make mistakes. Hackers, you can bet your life, are going to be there to exploit those mistakes.

— Michael Demon Calce

The Hacker Ethic: Access to computers--and anything which might teach you something about the way the world works--should be unlimited and total. Always yield…

— Steven Levy