Kevin Mitnick Quotes

Kevin Mitnick — American Businessman born on August 06, 1963,

Kevin David Mitnick is 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... (wikipedia)

Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties.

Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception to get a person, a trusted insider within an organization, to comply with a request, and the request is usually to release information or to perform some sort of action item that benefits that attacker.

My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.

The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network.

New security loopholes are constantly popping up because of wireless networking. The cat-and-mouse game between hackers and system administrators is still in full swing.

Kevin Mitnick Quotes

Kevin Mitnick Quotes

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