I think a cyber-terrorism attack is overblown, though the threat exists. I think al Qaeda and other groups are more interested in symbolic terrorism, like what they did to the World Trade Center - suicide bombers or something that really has an effect and is meaningful to people. Kevin Mitnick attackbombercenter 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
For a long time, I was portrayed as the Osama bin Laden of the Internet, and I really wanted to be able to tell my side of the story. I wanted to be able to explain exactly what I did and what I didn't do to people who thought they knew me. Kevin Mitnick binexplaininternet share on social
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. Kevin Mitnick accessattemptbreak Change image and share on social
Somebody could send you an office document or a PDF file, and as soon as you open it, it's a booby trap and the hacker has complete control of your computer. Another major problem is password management. People use the same password on multiple sites, so when the hacker compromises one site, they have your password for everywhere else. Kevin Mitnick boobycompletecompromise share on social
I keep my stuff updated all the time. Being in the security industry, I keep up to date with securities. Kevin Mitnick dateindustrysecurity Change image and share on social
I was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I became a hacker to get better control over the phone company. Kevin Mitnick companycontrolfascinate Change image and share on social
Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. Kevin Mitnick backcommercialday Change image and share on social
I saw myself as an electronic joy rider. I was like James Bond behind the computer. I was just having a blast. Kevin Mitnick blastbondcomputer 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