Kevin Mitnick Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“It's actually a smarter crime because imagine if you rob a bank, or you're dealing drugs. If you get caught you're going to spend a lot of time in custody. But with hacking, it's much easier to commit the crime and the risk of punishment is slim to none.”

“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.”

“The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim.”

“I love solving puzzles, I love finding my way around obstacles, and I love learning new things about technology.”

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

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

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

“A company can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption and other security technologies, but if an attacker can call one trusted person within the company, and that person complies, and if the attacker gets in, then all that money spent on technology is essentially wasted.”

“Phone phreaking is a type of hacking that allows you to explore the telephone network by exploiting the phone systems and phone company employees.”

“Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause.”