Kevin Mitnick

I believe in having each device secured and monitoring each device, rather than just monitoring holistically on the network, and then responding in short enough time for damage control. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#control #damage #device #each #enough

I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#characterize #companies #hacker #i #improve

I could have evaded the FBI a lot longer if I had been able to control my passion for hacking. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#been #control #could #fbi #hacking

I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#because #crack #did #game #get

I get hired by companies to hack into their systems and break into their physical facilities to find security holes. Our success rate is 100%; we've always found a hole. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#break #companies #facilities #find #found

I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#ago #computers #easier #get #hack

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 the trouble I was getting into, because I was hooked. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#because #despite #game #getting #going

I saw myself as an electronic joy rider. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#i #joy #myself #rider #saw

I think malware is a significant threat because the mitigation, like antivirus software, hasn't evolved to a point to really mitigate the risk to a reasonable degree. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#degree #evolved #hasn #i #i think

My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#claims #companies #constituted #despite #expenses