So the ethic I was taught in school resu... by Kevin Mitnick | We Heart Quotes

Life School hacking hacker computer security

So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.

- Kevin Mitnick

Other quotes by Kevin Mitnick

Government

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

- Kevin Mitnick

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

- Kevin Mitnick

Computers People

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

People

Security is always going to be a cat and mouse game because there'll be people out there that are hunting for the zero day award, you have people that don't have configuration management, don't have vulnerability management, don't have patch management.

- Kevin Mitnick

People

But a lot of businesses out there don't see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until they can understand that proactive security actually returns, gives them a return on investment, it's still a hard sell for people.

- Kevin Mitnick

Security World

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

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