#hacker

I look like a geeky hacker, but I don't know anything about computers. ↗

— Justin Long

#anything #computers #geeky #hacker #i

Then again, my case was all about the misappropriation of source code because I wanted to become the best hacker in the world and I enjoyed beating the security mechanisms. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#again #beating #because #become #best

Are hackers a threat? The degree of threat presented by any conduct, whether legal or illegal, depends on the actions and intent of the individual and the harm they cause. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#any #cause #conduct #degree #depends

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 was fascinated with the phone system and how it worked; I became a hacker to get better control over the phone company. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#better #company #control #fascinated #get

I'm still a hacker. I get paid for it now. I never received any monetary gain from the hacking I did before. The main difference in what I do now compared to what I did then is that I now do it with authorization. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#authorization #before #compared #did #difference

It's true, I had hacked into a lot of companies, and took copies of the source code to analyze it for security bugs. If I could locate security bugs, I could become better at hacking into their systems. It was all towards becoming a better hacker. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#become #becoming #better #bugs #code

New security loopholes are constantly popping up because of wireless networking. The cat-and-mouse game between hackers and system administrators is still in full swing. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#because #between #constantly #full #game

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#fear #hackers #heart #intention #should

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

#allows #engineering #gain #hacker #influencing