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.

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

But a lot of businesses out there don't see the return on investment, they look at it as a liability, and until they can understand that proactive security actually returns, gives them a return on investment, it's still a hard sell for people.

So what I was essentially doing was, I compromised the confidentiality of their proprietary software to advance my agenda of becoming the best at breaking through the lock.

The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests.

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

Social engineers veil themselves in a cloak of believability.