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Kevin Mitnick Quotes: Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click on an attachment in an e-mail.
         

Social engineering is using deception, manipulation and influence to convince a human who has access to a computer system to do something, like click on an attachment in an e-mail.


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There is no patch for stupidity.

There is no patch for stupidity.



Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.

Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.



You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect your self as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never remove all risk.

You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect your self as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never remove all risk.



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

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



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.

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.

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.



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

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



The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network.

The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network.



Social engineers veil themselves in a cloak of believability.

Social engineers veil themselves in a cloak of believability.



I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.

I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.





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Of what value is your life, unless you are willing to sacrifice it for those you love?



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The notion that Anna would want something done "now" and not "shortly" is accurate.



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The fundamental force behind the Second Amendment is to empower the people and give them the greatest measure of authority over the tyranny of runaway government.



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The proper work of man, the grand drift of human life, is to follow reason, that noble spark kindled in us from heaven.



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