Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion. Kevin Mitnick discussionfearhacker Change image and share on social
When an attacker fails with one person, they often go to another person. The key is to report the attack to other departments. Workers should know to act like they are going along with what the hacker wants and take copious notes so the company will know what the hacker is trying to find. Kevin Mitnick actattackattacker share on social
Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the Internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the other side of the planet can probe your computer for weaknesses and exploit them to gain access to your most sensitive secrets. Kevin Mitnick accesschallengecomputer share on social
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business. Kevin Mitnick bigbreakbusiness Change image and share on social
Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, 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, operate and account for computer systems that contain protected information. Kevin Mitnick accessaccountaddress share on social
All they need to do is to set up some website somewhere selling some bogus product at twenty percent of the normal market prices and people are going to be tricked into providing their credit card numbers. Kevin Mitnick boguscardcredit share on social
Oracle, for example, has even hired people to dumpster dive for information about its competitor, Microsoft. It's not even illegal, because trash isn't covered by data secrecy laws. Kevin Mitnick competitorcoverdatum Change image and share on social
Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders. Kevin Mitnick agencyattackcomputer Change image and share on social
As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool. Kevin Mitnick boycoolhack Change image and share on social
For the average home-user, anti-virus software is a must. Kevin Mitnick antiaveragehome Change image and share on social