It's true, I had hacked into a lot of companies, and took copies of the source code to analyze it for security bugs. If I could locate security bugs, I could become better at hacking into their systems. It was all towards becoming a better hacker.

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

I was pretty much the government's poster boy for what I had done.

As a young boy, I was taught in high school that hacking was cool.

I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.

I saw myself as an electronic joy rider.

We have problems with our physical security, operational security through to management.