75 Kevin Mitnick Quotes for You to Enjoy

Kevin Mitnick

American Businessman

Born: Aug 6, 1963

Because Computer Hacker Me People You

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It's true, I had hacked into a lot of companies, and took copies of the source code to analyze it for security bugs. If I could locate security bugs, I could become better at hacking into their systems. It was all towards becoming a better hacker. Kevin Mitnick

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

Passion Control Able Could Hacking Had Longer Been Lot

I get hired by companies to hack into their systems and break into their physical facilities to find security holes. Our success rate is 100%; we've always found a hole. Kevin Mitnick

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

Security Physical Hacking Controls Either Exploiting Element Technical

What happens with smaller businesses is that they give in to the misconception that their site is secure because the system administrator deployed standard security products - firewalls, intrusion detection systems, or stronger authentication devices such as time-based tokens or biometric smart cards. But those things can be exploited. Kevin Mitnick

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Anything out there is vulnerable to attack given enough time and resources. Kevin Mitnick

Time Enough Enough Time Resources Out Given Attack Vulnerable Anything

Some people think technology has the answers. Kevin Mitnick

Technology People Some People Think Some Answers

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

Important Choosing

My hacking was all about becoming the best at circumventing security. So when I was a fugitive, I worked systems administrator jobs to make money. I wasn't stealing money or using other people's credit cards. I was doing a 9-to-5 job. Kevin Mitnick

The hacking trend has definitely turned criminal because of e-commerce. Kevin Mitnick

Trend Criminal Definitely Hacking Because Turned

A lot of companies are clueless, because they spend most or all of their security budget on high-tech security like fire walls and biometric authentication - which are important and needed - but then they don't train their people. Kevin Mitnick

People Walls Fire Important Spend Security High-Tech Budget Like Most Because Lot Train Which Clueless Then Companies Needed

Then again, my case was all about the misappropriation of source code because I wanted to become the best hacker in the world and I enjoyed beating the security mechanisms. Kevin Mitnick

Best World Hacker Become Security About Case Beating Because Source Wanted Again Then Mechanisms Code Enjoyed

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

Me Hate People Half Like Course Sure

All they need to do is to set up some website somewhere selling some bogus product at twenty percent of the normal market prices and people are going to be tricked into providing their credit card numbers. Kevin Mitnick

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

Law Once Law Firm Firm Denver Fugitive Working

When an attacker fails with one person, they often go to another person. The key is to report the attack to other departments. Workers should know to act like they are going along with what the hacker wants and take copious notes so the company will know what the hacker is trying to find. Kevin Mitnick

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My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime. Kevin Mitnick

Crime Argument Punished Punishment Been Fit

The myth of Kevin Mitnick is much more interesting than the reality of Kevin Mitnick. If they told the reality, no one would care. Kevin Mitnick

Reality Care Myth Would More No-One Than Interesting Much Kevin

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