Garry Kasparov Quotes

One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.

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?

I think malware is a significant threat because the mitigation, like antivirus software, hasn't evolved to a point to really mitigate the risk to a reasonable degree.

If I needed to know about a security exploit, I preferred to get the information by accessing the companies' security teams' files, rather than poring over lines of code to find it on my own. It's just more efficient.

The very promise of safety [digital security] is iresistable temptation to hackers, the invading hordes of the 21st century.

Nobody should be too boastful or too proud about their security because there are people who have a major interest in cracking the security of networks, the security of companies.

Hackers rarely have full knowledge of the technology stack of a target.

A back door is a nonstarter. It means we are all not safe... I don't support a back door for any government, ever.

There have been many attacks on my company.

If the leaks continue, we are strong as our weakest link. And I'll say it a little differently in a pun. We're strong as our weakest leak.

I'd be the first to say that cybersecurity is a difficult and challenging matter.

Accessibility and openness are good politics but bad security.

You can't have a back door that's only for the good guys.

Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head.

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.

There are two types of companies in the world: those that know they've been hacked, and those that don't.

What happens with smaller businesses is that they give in to the misconception that their site is secure because the system administrator deployed standard security products - firewalls, intrusion detection systems, or stronger authentication devices such as time-based tokens or biometric smart cards. But those things can be exploited.

Some people may get in to the building without the proper passes and things, but I think that's the price you pay for being an open place for people to come.

Security is like virginity: you're either a virgin or you're not. You either have security or you don't.

I won't be satisfied until I've put the entire security industry out of work.

If you wanna know how not secure you are, just take a look around. Nothing's secure. Nothing's safe. I don't hate technology, I don't hate hackers, because that's just what comes with it, without those hackers we wouldn't solve the problems we need to solve, especially security.

A well installed microcode bug will be almost impossible to detect.

In order to have greater visibility of the larger cyber threat landscape, we must remove the government bureaucratic stovepipes that inhibit our abilities to effectively defend America while ensuring citizens' privacy and civil liberties are also protected.

We want to detect malware, regardless of its source or purpose. Politics don't even enter the discussion, nor should they. Any malware, even targeted, can get out of hand and cause 'collateral damage' to machines that aren't the intended victim.

There is no such thing as perfect security, only varying levels of insecurity.