If you took a child in London and took their iPhone and took them somewhere else in the country, they'd probably not be able to find their way back. That's a shame.
I would have thought technology would have made it harder to do what I did.
If I had the uniform on, you didn't doubt for a moment I was a pilot. No one ever blinked an eye if I tried to cash a cheque wearing that uniform.
It's quite flattering to have Leonardo DiCaprio play you in the movie. He's a great-looking young man.
I served my time and came out of prison when I was just 26 and have worked with the government for 37 years. But people only remember me for what I did before that.
I speak at a lot of universities, and people are always worried about Facebook, and when I explain how to use it properly, they immediately go back and make those changes.
Mostly, cybercriminals are motivated to commit crime for financial gain.
The Internet can be used to hurt many people.
You have to be smarter and a wiser businessperson and consumer. You have to learn to protect yourself through education.
I never use debit cards. I only use credit cards. This way, if someone does get my account number... and charges $1 million, by federal law, my liability is zero.
I taught at the FBI for four decades - how to think outside of the box and deal with social engineering.
If you tell me your name and date of birth, that's all I need to steal your identity.
While I was on an undercover assignment in Texas, I met my wife, Kelly.
I have to be honest with you: When the FBI let me out of prison early to advise the agency on preventing fraud, I wasn't a changed person. I wasn't rehabilitated. But when I started working with the FBI, one of the most ethical groups of men and women in the world, I couldn't help but have some of that character rub off on me.
I use a credit card for everything - and I choose one of the ones which gives you money back.
I owe a debt to my country 800 times greater than I could ever repay.
When I look back at my life now, I'm not amazed by what I did at 16 to 21.
As the lawyer, I found most of it was a matter of research, which I was great at - that's what I did to death - and then basically persuading people that you're right, and they're wrong... I found that the easiest of all the professions to impersonate.
People have found very significant and simple ways to cheat their employer and get money out of their employers, and many companies lack good internal controls.
You have to be very limited in who you give your social security number to.
