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 analyzebugcode share on social
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. Kevin Mitnick assignmentbackclass share on social
You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect yourself as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never remove all risk. Kevin Mitnick acceptabledegreemitigate Change image and share on social
I believe in having each device secured and monitoring each device, rather than just monitoring holistically on the network, and then responding in short enough time for damage control. Kevin Mitnick controldamagedevice Change image and share on social
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 gamehackhook Change image and share on social
No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses. Kevin Mitnick companydamagehack Change image and share on social
The Patriot Act is ludicrous. Terrorists have proved that they are interested in total genocide, not subtle little hacks of the U.S. infrastructure, yet the government wants a blank search warrant to spy and snoop on everyone's communications. Kevin Mitnick actblankcommunication share on social
I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies. Kevin Mitnick applycharacterizecompany Change image and share on social
I'm still a hacker. I get paid for it now. I never received any monetary gain from the hacking I did before. The main difference in what I do now compared to what I did then is that I now do it with authorization. Kevin Mitnick authorizationcomparedifference share on social
I love solving puzzles, I love finding my way around obstacles, and I love learning new things about technology. Kevin Mitnick findlearnlove Change image and share on social
