Harry Potter and his friends taught us about magic, friendship, and … security? Security Lessons is a talk that explains different security concepts using scenes out of the Harry Potter books. We will be talking about topics such as password management, layered security, and social engineering. There’s even an encryption lesson--a transposition cipher--in The Chamber of Secrets. We were surprised at how many examples we found, and the stories also helped us understand some of the harder topics. By using familiar stories to describe these terms, we can teach people how to be more secure and also get them interested in information security.
Audience: Students and beginners learning about security. Also anyone who likes Harry Potter