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Kevin Mitnick quotes

American Celebrity August 6, 1963

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Kevin Mitnick quote: "As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was..."
As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool. 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
I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they usually have administrator rights over the network. Then I go onto Twitter or Facebook and trick them into doing something, and I have privileged access. Kevin Mitnick
Security is always going to be a cat and mouse game because there'll be people out there that are hunting for the zero day award, you have people that don't have configuration management, don't have vulnerability management, don't have patch management. Kevin Mitnick
I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I'm trying to be now, I'm trying to take this lemon and make lemonade. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick quote: "Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in..."
Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in Denver. Kevin Mitnick
The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick quote: "Some people think technology has the answers."
Some people think technology has the answers. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick quote: "I was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I..."
I was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I became a hacker to get better control over the phone company. Kevin Mitnick
I got so passionate about technology. Hacking to me was like a video game. It was about getting trophies. I just kept going on and on, despite all the trouble I was getting into, because I was hooked. Kevin Mitnick
I'm an expert witness in a case that's in appeal about a guy who allegedly misappropriated source code from a major, major company - he actually worked there and then apparently they found it on his laptop later. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick quote: "Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this..."
Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion. Kevin Mitnick
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
Oracle, for example, has even hired people to dumpster dive for information about its competitor, Microsoft. It's not even illegal, because trash isn't covered by data secrecy laws. Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick quote: "My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but..."
My argument is not that I shouldn't have been punished, but that the punishment didn't fit the crime. Kevin Mitnick

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