Cybersecurity is a serious issue, but it doesn’t have to be boring. These 10 quotes from cybersecurity experts will make you think twice about your online security and inspire you to take action.
Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.
Edward Snowden
Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it’s a necessity all the time.
Martina Navratilova
Time is what determines security. With enough time nothing is unhackable.
Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can’t stop us all… after all, we’re all alike.
The Mentor (Loyd Blankenship)
Passwords are like underwear. Don’t let people see it, change it very often, and you shouldn’t share it with strangers.
Chris Pirillo
No technology that’s connected to the Internet is unhackable.
Abhijit Naskar
Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.
Kevin Mitnick
As a matter of fact, yeah, they were foolproof. The problem is that you don’t have to protect yourself against fools. You have to protect yourself against people like me.
Jeffery Deaver
Phishing is a major problem because there really is no patch for human stupidity.
Mike Danseglio
Very smart people are often tricked by hackers, by phishing. I don’t exclude myself from that. It’s about being smarter than a hacker. Not about being smart.
Harper Reed