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

The human. Now you know all about your target

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

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

I characterize myself as a retired hacker. I'm applying what I know to improve security at companies.

If you go to a coffee shop or at the airport, and you're using open wireless, I would use a VPN service that you could subscribe for 10 bucks a month. Everything is encrypted in an encryption tunnel, so a hacker cannot tamper with your connection.

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Inc, which set the computing world on its ear with the Macintosh in 1984.