I obtained confidential information in the same way government employees did, and I did it all without even touching a computer. ... I was so successful with this line of attack that I rarely had to go towards a technical attack.
The human. Now you know all about your target - Kevin Mitnick
The human. Now you know all about your target
- Kevin Mitnick
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big … - Kevin Mitnick
Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big …
Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click… - Kevin Mitnick
Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click…
We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management. - Kevin Mitnick
We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.
Social engineers veil themselves in a cloak of believability. - Kevin Mitnick
Social engineers veil themselves in a cloak of believability.
Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls. - Kevin Mitnick
Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.
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 th… - Kevin Mitnick
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 th…
There is no patch for stupidity. - Kevin Mitnick
There is no patch for stupidity.
You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect your self as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never re… - Kevin Mitnick
You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect your self as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never re…
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