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Kevin Mitnick, born on August 6, 1963, is a renowned computer security consultant. He is known for his exceptional skills in the field of hacking and was once the FBI's most wanted fugitive for illegal computer system intrusions. After his release from prison, Mitnick transformed into a computer security expert, providing consulting services to businesses to help them prevent cyber attacks.

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“It doesn't work the same way everywhere. The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests. People in the former Soviet bloc countries are less trusting, perhaps because of their previous experiences with their countries' secret services.”

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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.”

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“No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses. Sun didn't stop using Solaris and DEC didn't stop using VMS.”

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“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.”

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“So what I was essentially doing was, I compromised the confidentiality of their proprietary software to advance my agenda of becoming the best at breaking through the lock.”

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“Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click on an attachment in an e-mail.”

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“The perfect PIN is not four digits and not associated with your life, like an old telephone number. It's something easy for you to remember and hard for other people to guess.”

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“The methods that will most effectively minimize the ability of intruders to compromise information security are comprehensive user training and education. Enacting policies and procedures simply won't suffice. Even with oversight the policies and procedures may not be effective: my access to Motorola, Nokia, ATT, Sun depended upon the willingness of people to bypass policies and procedures that were in place for years before I compromised them successfully.”

“I think it goes back to my high school days. In computer class, the first assignment was to write a program to print the first 100 Fibonacci numbers. Instead, I wrote a program that would steal passwords of students. My teacher gave me an A.”

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

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“We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.”

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“So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.”

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“The intent of the individuals who created the DDoS attacks has nothing to do with hacking, and they are vandals, not hackers.”

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“There is no patch for stupidity.”

Stupidity Patches

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“Of course I'm sure half the people there hate me and half the people like me”

People Hate Courses Half Like Me Hate Me Hate People

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“Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you.”

Doe Hands Jobs Software

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“Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer and operate computer systems”

“If you go to a coffee shop or at the airport, and you're using open wireless, I would use a VPN service that you could subscribe for 10 bucks a month. Everything is encrypted in an encryption tunnel, so a hacker cannot tamper with your connection.”

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“Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.”

Social Technology Including Engineering Bypass Social Engineering

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Born: August 6, 1963
Known for: Consultant
Quotes: 69

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Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted HackerRelated source material

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