Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick
Kevin David Mitnickis an American computer security consultant, author and hacker, best known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 August 1963
CountryUnited States of America
Kevin Mitnick quotes about
becoming cyberspace exploiting hackers human nature next technical ways
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 next victim of unscrupulous cyberspace intruders.
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It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker.
appearing authority certain convince engineer fear figure mental people perceived prone social taking
People are prone to taking mental shortcuts. They may know that they shouldn't give out certain information, but the fear of not being nice, the fear of appearing ignorant, the fear of a perceived authority figure - all these are triggers, which can be used by a social engineer to convince a person to override established security procedures.
best
At the end of the day, my goal was to be the best hacker.
attacked best companies database dollar information interest laws required running stolen until
Think about it: if you were running a multi-million dollar company, and your database of customer information was stolen, would you want to tell your clients? No. Most companies did not until the laws required them to. It's in the best interest of organisations - when they're attacked and information is stolen - to tell nobody.
bad people
To some people I'll always be the bad guy.
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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 Hacker in the parking lot with an 802.11 antenna using the network to send threatening emails to the president!
anyone badge damage honor hurt malicious trying
That's not a badge of honor I enjoy, ... I never had malicious intent. I was never trying to hurt anyone or damage anything.
american-celebrity card credit thinking
So what you have to do is think about authenticating credit card transactions more than thinking about obfuscating the credit card number.
american-celebrity human message primary social speaking threat today
My message today is primary the same... I usually go around speaking on the threat of the human element, particularly on social engineering.
computer computers hard job oriented require skills toward work
Not only are all of his skills ... oriented toward computers, but even if he were to not want to work in the computer field, it's very hard to get a job of any kind that does not require you to work with computers.
american-celebrity basically citibank guy hacked hire maybe millions secure
I basically look at it as... if the guy hacked into Citibank and stole millions of dollars, would I hire him to secure my bank? Maybe not!
gullible deny co-worker
The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests.
data hackers profit
A hacker doesnt deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.