I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game. Kevin Mitnick crackendorphingame Change image and share on social
The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network. Kevin Mitnick accessengineergain Change image and share on social
I happen to be notorious. That, I have no control over. Kevin Mitnick controlhappennotorious Change image and share on social
The explosion of companies deploying wireless networks insecurely is creating vulnerabilities, as they think it's limited to the office - then they have Johnny Hacker in the parking lot with an 802.11 antenna using the network to send threatening emails to the president! Kevin Mitnick antennacompanycreate share on social
Any type of operating system that I wanted to be able to hack, I basically compromised the source code, copied it over to the university because I didn't have enough space on my 200 megabyte hard drive. Kevin Mitnick basicallycodecompromise share on social
I wasn't a hacker for the money, and it wasn't to cause damage. Kevin Mitnick damagehackermoney Change image and share on social
Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually is not, it needs to be outsourced. Kevin Mitnick absolutelybudgetbusiness Change image and share on social
Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click on an attachment in an e-mail. Kevin Mitnick accessattachmentclick Change image and share on social
It doesn't work the same way everywhere. The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests. People in the former Soviet bloc countries are less trusting, perhaps because of their previous experiences with their countries' secret services. Kevin Mitnick americanbloccountry share on social
Anything out there is vulnerable to attack given enough time and resources. Kevin Mitnick attackresourcetime Change image and share on social
