Richard Stallman Quotes

This is America. And we've basically invented the computer, and we should invent ways to protect all those that use it.

If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders.

'Cyber-security' is one of those hot topics that has launched a thousand seminars and strategy papers without producing much in the way of policy.

Without those hackers, we wouldn't solve the problems we need to solve, especially security.

I learned the technology and tradecraft of electronic security in self defense, with a lot of expert help.

Use a personal firewall. Configure it to prevent other computers, networks and sites from connecting to you, and specify which programs are allowed to connect to the net automatically.

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption.

If you don't treat [computer and Internet] security like a religious fanatic, you are going to be hurt like you can't imagine.

The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards -- and even then I have my doubts.

We can find no successful terrorist attack that would have been prevented by the availability of a lawful decryption access technology ...

People have a right to privacy, but they also have a right to live. Fundamentally, we need cybersecurity and need to secure communications as well.

Too many public and private entities simply don't take advantage of tools already at their disposal to protect themselves from hackers. No amount of information sharing will help solve that problem.

Safety is not just about trying really hard and being really careful. You have to design technology that makes it possible for a computer to be safe.

Security is an endless race - one that you can lead but never decisively win. Yesterday's best defenses cannot fend off the attacks of today or tomorrow.

As cyber threats evolve, we need to evolve as well.

The question is, really, does the nonexistence of another attack prove that the programs that are in place are working?

We need to do whatever we can to defend ourselves against hacking.

Computer security can simply be protecting your equipment and files from disgruntled employees, spies, and anything that goes bump in the night, but there is much more. Computer security helps ensure that your computers, networks, and peripherals work as expected all the time, and that your data is safe in the event of hard disk crash or a power failure resulting from an electrical storm. Computer security also makes sure no damage is done to your data and that no one is able to read it unless you want them to.

As president, improving cyber security will be an immediate and top priority for my administration.

I don't want anyone hacking us. And I'm not only talking about countries. I'm talking about anyone, period.

We live in a world where we're all on computers and tablets and phones, all the time, so something as odd as computer hacking or a virus is really scary because it gets to the heart of our security.

I believe that if you took privacy and you said, I'm willing to give up all of my privacy to be secure. So you weighted it as a zero. My own view is that encryption is a much better, much better world. And I'm not the only person that thinks that.

If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What's more, you deserve to be hacked.

Security isn't just a feature, it's a base, it's a fundamental, right.

First, our focus on security is on the infrastructure itself. So it is all about how you protect the network, the device, and the application that is riding on the server.