Dmitri Alperovitch Quotes

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.

The hacking trend has definitely turned criminal because of e-commerce.

Computer hacking really results in financial losses and hassles. The objectives of terrorist groups are more serious. That is not to say that cyber groups can't access a telephone switch in Manhattan on a day like 9/11, shut it down, and therefore cause more casualties.

Every portal coming into this country is being attacked by those who would harvest information, both national security secrets and just the common information of private individuals and private individuals. That crime is going on, every day, on a single entity known as the Internet.

Computer hackers do not need to know each other's real names, or even live on the same continent, to steal millions in mere hours.

What was once a comparatively minor threat - people hacking for fun or for bragging rights - has turned into full-blown economic espionage and extremely lucrative cyber crime.

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.

It's more than unsettling to realize there are large companies out there developing backdoors, exploits and trojans.

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

There is no doubt that the Internet brims with spamming, scamming and identity fraud. Having someone wipe out your hard drive or bank account has never been easier, and the tools for committing electronic mischief on your enemies are cheap and widely accessible.

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.

I was really fascinated by some of the things happening with Anonymous, the hackers group. I don't necessarily agree with everything they've done, but I thought it was a really interesting use of technology and the fact that there's a whole group of people who can take over systems and fight things from behind the scenes.

Because there are little to no consequences for conducting cyberattacks, criminals and nation-states are becoming bolder in their threats and behavior. Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly hacking into U.S. companies and government networks for espionage purposes or financial gain.

Your fragile mind can't have forgotten the terrifying technothriller series known 'Scorpion'. Because it features the worst hacking scenes ever broadcast in any medium.

China not only does not support hacking but also opposes it.

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.

A hacker doesn't deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.

While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality.

A lot of hacking is playing with other people, you know, getting them to do strange things.

For some reason, it seems that the government considers hackers who are out to line their pockets less of a threat than those who are trying to make a political point.

Hacktivism: The merger of hacking and political activism can wreak enormous havoc.

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

A hacker is someone who uses a combination of high-tech cybertools and social engineering to gain illicit access to someone else's data.

There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.

Cyber espionage is very lucrative for economic benefit to a nation.