6 Quotes & Sayings By Clifford Stoll

Clifford Stoll is the author of The Cuckoo's Egg, a book about computer security. He broke into the computer systems at SRI, Stanford Research Institute, in January 1982, and was fired for his efforts. His story highlights the dangers of using computers to store information or carry out calculations. He has written other books about his experiences, including The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy through the Maze of Computer Espionage, which was made into a movie starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman.

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Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months. Clifford Stoll
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Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s. Clifford Stoll
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Rather than bringing me closer to others, the time that I spend online isolates me from the most important people in my life, my family, my friends, my neighbourhood, my community. Clifford Stoll
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Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. Clifford Stoll
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The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity. Clifford Stoll