We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.- Kevin Mitnick
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.
The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim.
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.
Some people think technology has the answers.
So what I was essentially doing was, I compromised the confidentiality of their proprietary software to advance my agenda of becoming the best at breaking through the lock.
So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.
Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.
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 do not have configuration management, do not have vulnerability management, do not have patch management.
Of course I am sure half the people there hate me and half the people like me.
My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.
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.
I am an expert witness in a case that is in appeal about a guy who allegedly misappropriated source code from a major, major company - he actually worked there and then apparently they found it on his laptop later.
I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done.
I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I am trying to be now, I am trying to take this lemon and make lemonade.
