We go in over the phone lines, pop the firewall, drop in the hydra and wait for the money” and other movie lines that fail.

We go in over the phone lines, pop the firewall, drop in the hydra and wait for the money” and other movie lines that fail.

This informative and entertaining presentation will highlight movie scenes that deal with information security scenarios that make it look so easy but is nothing like the real thing. We all watched a movie where “that-guy” who only speaks in code is asked to break into some high-level government/bank/company to steal their money/information and does it all in 2 minutes – from an unmarked white van. For each scenario we will play the movie clip, laugh, explain why it is inaccurate, laugh some more, and then cover what could have been done make it more realistic. A few examples will also be included where Hollywood gets it right. We will conclude with a funny, short homemade video that shows how this hacking stuff really goes down. The presentation will cover quotes and scenes from movies such as Swordfish, Hackers, The Matrix, War Games, 24 and others.

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