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
@Zamester is a 12-year-old middle-school student who likes writing secret messages using ciphers and solving puzzles. @Krypton3 is the 9-year-old who decode his brother’s secret messages. They both like to read, and re-read, the Harry Potter books. @Kryton3 first used Harry Potter to explain good password security, and @Zamester found the transposition cipher. They both attended R00tz Asylum at DEFCON and had a great time learning about penetration testing and lock-picking. They hope to go to more conferences and events to learn more about information security.
@Zamester is a 12-year-old middle-school student who likes writing secret messages using ciphers and solving puzzles. @Krypton3 is the 9-year-old who decode his brother’s secret messages. They both like to read, and re-read, the Harry Potter books. @Kryton3 first used Harry Potter to explain good password security, and @Zamester found the transposition cipher. They both attended R00tz Asylum at DEFCON and had a great time learning about penetration testing and lock-picking. They hope to go to more conferences and events to learn more about information security.