A hacker doesnt deliberately destroy data or profit from his activities.

You can't go to Windows Update and get a patch for stupidity.

I obtained confidential information in the same way government employees did, and I did it all without even touching a computer. ... I was so successful with this line of attack that I rarely had to go towards a technical attack.

I can go into LinkedIn and search for network engineers and come up with a list of great spear-phishing targets because they usually have administrator rights over the network. Then I go onto Twitter or Facebook and trick them into doing something, and I have privileged access.

So the ethic I was taught in school resulted in the path I chose in my life following school.

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.

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.