"Hackers are breaking the systems for profit. Before, it was about intellectual curiosity and pursuit of knowledge and thrill, and now hacking is big business."
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Kevin Mitnick, often heralded as one of the most notorious hackers in history, was born on August 6, 1963, in Van Nuys, California. His early fascination with technology led him to bypass security systems, culminating in a high-profile arrest in 1995 after a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase with the FBI. Following his release, Mitnick transformed his life, becoming a respected security consultant and author, sharing insights on cybersecurity and the ethics of hacking. His journey encapsulates the complexities of technology, law, and personal redemption.
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"Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, and secure access devices and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer, operate and account for computer systems that contain protected information."
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"I think it goes back to my high school days. In computer class, the first assignment was to write a program to print the first 100 Fibonacci numbers. Instead, I wrote a program that would steal passwords of students. My teacher gave me an A."
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"A company can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption and other security technologies, but if an attacker can call one trusted person within the company, and that person complies, and if the attacker gets in, then all that money spent on technology is essentially wasted."
Kevin Mitnick"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology."
Kevin Mitnick"I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me."
Kevin Mitnick"Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984."
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"I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago."
Kevin Mitnick"I started with CB radio, ham radio, and eventually went into computers. And I was just fascinated with it. And back then, when I was in school, computer hacking was encouraged. It was an encouraged activity. In fact, I remember one of the projects my teacher gave me was writing a log-in simulator."
Kevin Mitnick"It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills."
Kevin Mitnick"Use a personal firewall. Configure it to prevent other computers, networks and sites from connecting to you, and specify which programs are allowed to connect to the net automatically."
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