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
My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure. Kevin Mitnick adventurecuriositygoal Change image and share on social
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. Kevin Mitnick advanceagendumbreak Change image and share on social
Both social engineering and technical attacks played a big part in what I was able to do. It was a hybrid. I used social engineering when it was appropriate, and exploited technical vulnerabilities when it was appropriate. Kevin Mitnick attackbigengineer share on social
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 adultdecisionkid Change image and share on social
At the end of the day, my goal was to be the best hacker. Kevin Mitnick dayendgoal Change image and share on social
Back up everything! You are not invulnerable. Catastrophic data loss can happen to you - one worm or Trojan is all it takes. Kevin Mitnick backcatastrophicdatum Change image and share on social
So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school. Kevin Mitnick chooseethiclife Change image and share on social
Then again, my case was all about the misappropriation of source code because I wanted to become the best hacker in the world and I enjoyed beating the security mechanisms. Kevin Mitnick beatcasecode Change image and share on social
A lot of companies are clueless, because they spend most or all of their security budget on high-tech security like fire walls and biometric authentication - which are important and needed - but then they don't train their people. Kevin Mitnick authenticationbiometricbudget share on social
