Elizabeth McCracken Quotes

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

When hackers have access to powerful computers that use brute force hacking, they can crack almost any password; even one user with insecure access being successfully hacked can result in a major breach.

New security loopholes are constantly popping up because of wireless networking. The cat-and-mouse game between hackers and system administrators is still in full swing.

If you don't treat [computer and Internet] security like a religious fanatic, you are going to be hurt like you can't imagine.

Data leaks are impossible to reverse, so the best strategy is to prevent intruders from having prolonged, unfettered access to the systems in the first place.

When a hacker gains access to any corporate data, the value of that data depends on which server, or sometimes a single person's computer, that the hacker gains access to.

It is a fairly open secret that almost all systems can be hacked, somehow. It is a less spoken of secret that such hacking has actually gone quite mainstream.

I'm a Luddite with computers, and I'm slightly worried about being hacked as well.

Any type of operating system that I wanted to be able to hack, I basically compromised the source code, copied it over to the university because I didn't have enough space on my 200 megabyte hard drive.

Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in conjuring up new ways to hijack your system by exploiting technical vulnerabilities or human nature. Don't become the next victim of unscrupulous cyberspace intruders.

Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders.

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

We've already seen digital picture frames pre-loaded with viruses; I'm not eager to have my refrigerator hacked or my alarm clock turned against me.

Your company is probably going to get hacked. The velocity and complexity of hacking attempts has skyrocketed, with companies routinely facing millions of knocks on the vault door.

Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United States, by those who want to invade people's privacy. But more importantly they want to take control of computers, they want to hack them, they want to steal information.

No company that I ever hacked into reported any damages, which they were required to do for significant losses.

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

The next Pearl Harbor could very well be a cyberattack.

One thing about cyberattacks is that what works on Monday may not work on Thursday.

Everything becomes connected, and cyber security becomes the top issue for CEOs. An average company has 40-60 security vendors, and they have a violation every three months with viruses.

Cyberattacks have long been hard to stop because determining where they come from takes time - and sometimes the mystery is never solved.

Encryption would help prevent a lot of cyber attacks.

If a serious and sophisticated attacker has enough time he or she will get into a digital network. Governments and private corporations need to be able to detect an attacker on their network quickly, quarantine him completely and then kick him off.

There is the possibility to be suddenly arrested for hacking.

What you really want is for a cyberattack to be very costly and risky so it is used only rarely and only against really high-value targets.