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" I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done. "

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

" I use Mac. Not because it's more secure than everything else - because it is actually less secure than Windows - but I use it because it is still under the radar. People who write malicious code want the greatest return on their investment, so they target Windows systems. I still work with Windows in virtual machines. "

" 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. "

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

" I don't know the capabilities of our enemies. But I found it quite easy to circumvent security at certain phone companies throughout the United States. So if an inquisitive kid can do it, why can't a cyberterrorist do it? "

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

" As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool. "

" 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. "

" I was an accomplished computer trespasser. I don't consider myself a thief. "

" Most people assume that once security software is installed, they're protected. This isn't the case. It's critical that companies be proactive in thinking about security on a long-term basis. "

" 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. "

" Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in Denver. "

" Not being allowed to use the Internet is kind of like not being allowed to use a telephone. "

" Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. "

" Some people think technology has the answers. "

" I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they usually have administrator rights over the network. Then I go onto Twitter or Facebook and trick them into doing something, and I have privileged access. "

" The myth of Kevin Mitnick is much more interesting than the reality of Kevin Mitnick. If they told the reality, no one would care. "

" Hacking is exploiting security controls either in a technical, physical or a human-based element. "

" The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim. "

" 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. "

" If hackers, if anyone committing a criminal act, wants to reduce their risk, they obviously don't involve anybody else. The greater the circle of people that know what you're doing, the higher the risk. "

" No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to be classified government systems. "

" Social engineering is using manipulation, influence and deception to get a person, a trusted insider within an organization, to comply with a request, and the request is usually to release information or to perform some sort of action item that benefits that attacker. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I wasn't a hacker for the money, and it wasn't to cause damage. "

" Choosing a hard-to-guess, but easy-to-remember password is important! "

" Back up everything! You are not invulnerable. Catastrophic data loss can happen to you - one worm or Trojan is all it takes. "

" Both social engineering and technical attacks played a big part in what I was able to do. It was a hybrid. I used social engineering when it was appropriate, and exploited technical vulnerabilities when it was appropriate. "