Kevin Mitnick

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.

Kevin Mitnick

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.

Kevin Mitnick

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

Kevin Mitnick

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

Kevin Mitnick

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.

Kevin Mitnick

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

Kevin Mitnick

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

Kevin Mitnick

My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.

Kevin Mitnick

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

Kevin Mitnick

No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to be classified government systems.

Kevin Mitnick