Quotes About Cybersecurity

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.

I would argue that in the cyber arena, the need for private sector partnership is higher than really anywhere else of any program we have. So, the reality is we couldn't do what we do without the private sector, and vice versa.

The hacker mindset doesn't actually see what happens on the other side, to the victim.

In the physical world, we would never blame the victim of the assault for that assault taking place, but yet we do so all the time in the cyber world. I think that's completely misguided.

The private sector is the key player in cyber security. Private sector companies are the primary victims of cyber intrusions. And they also possess the information, the expertise, and the knowledge to address cyber intrusions and cyber crime in general.

I did get a huge endorphin rush when I was able to crack a system because it was like a video game.

My view is that the cyber threat is bigger than any one government agency - or even the government itself. But the FBI brings a rare combination of scope and scale, experience, and tools to the mix. We investigate criminal activity like intrusions and cyber attacks, but we also investigate national security threats like foreign influence.

Her mom could barely turn on her laptop without getting six viruses or wiring half her retirement money to a Nigerian prince

Really bad people around the world, because of the genius of American innovation, use our products and infrastructure for their emails, for their communications.

Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people.

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.

If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What's more, you deserve to be hacked.

If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders.

His computer password is "password.

Writing a computer virus program is child's play. Any fool can do it, which is why the silly little twerps who do have nothing to be proud of.

The typical computer network isn't like a house with windows, doors, and locks. It's more like a gauze tent encircled by a band of drunk teenagers with lit matches.

Cyber-confidence is crucial for finance.Consistency between security and threat is a key factor in Reputation and Customer Trust.

If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders

If cyberspace can screw with you, it will.

From a security perspective, if you're connected, you're screwed.

We should be careful not to vilify encryption itself, which is essential for privacy, data security, and global commerce.

An element of virtually every national security threat and crime problem the FBI faces is cyber-based or facilitated. We face sophisticated cyber threats from state-sponsored hackers, hackers for hire, organized cyber syndicates, and terrorists.

After all, just one virus on a computer is one too many.

People's computers are not getting more secure. They're getting more infected with viruses. They're getting more under the control of malware.