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.

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.

No way, no how did I break into NORAD. That's a complete myth. And I never attempted to access anything considered to be classified government systems.

The intent of the individuals who created the DDoS attacks has nothing to do with hacking, and they are vandals, not hackers.

It was used for decades to describe talented computer enthusiasts, people whose skill at using computers to solve technical problems and puzzles was - and is - respected and admired by others possessing similar technical skills.

The key to social engineering is influencing a person to do something that allows the hacker to gain access to information or your network.

My actions constituted pure hacking that resulted in relatively trivial expenses for the companies involved, despite the government's false claims.