RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media

["David Munge" <david.munge () equallykeen com>]

I read the book, but I did not know they made a film. That has to be 10
years ago.

David Munge

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From: Levenglick, Jeff [mailto:JLevenglick () fhlbatl com] 
Sent: 04 October 2004 14:08
To: Edward Miller; jasonmerriman11 () aol com
Cc: Mike Andrews; webappsec () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media

This one might be the oldest that I know of.



I can't really remember the movie name. (its on the tip of my tongue...)

(something egg?)



It is based on the real story of a student who discovers that the school
was being

used as a 'pass thru' to US military computers. I think it was back in
the 70's.

I remember bits:



1 - He hooked up line printers to each phone line to trace the person
and print what he

was doing.

2 - He had each operator on a call and listened as each one traced and
then call the next operator.

3- They traced it to Germany. (If I remember correctly?)

4 - I think it was 3 hackers. 2 of them disappeared and the last one, in
a panic, spilled the beans. (He insisted that the govt was covering
everything up and killed his friends)





Jeffrey 



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how about Minority Report - biometric access control by retina scan







 


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> War Games - [Not sure yet, not managed to pickup the film]



Computer creator uses his son's name as the main password for the
system.





> Hackers - [Not sure yet, not managed to pickup the film]

Characters dumpster dive to get materials which assist in accessing

systems.





Mike Andrews wrote on 9/29/2004, 4:00 PM:



> A bit off the wall, but as good a place to post this as any :)

>

> I'm writing a tutorial/courseware on security (both basic topics and

> programming) and I'm looking for clips from movies or tv to introduce

> subjects - I've found that videos work well with introductions and
short

> breaks to getting the audience in the right frame of mind (as well as

> getting them relaxed).  So far I have the following....

>

> Jurassic Park - insider threat (the programmer gets the system to
bypass

> security while he steals the DNA/embryos)

>

> Sneakers - Cryptography (when the team discovers it's a crypto box
they

> have)

>

> The Net - Personally identifiable information (main characters
personal

> information is deleted)

>

> War Games - [Not sure yet, not managed to pickup the film]

>

> Hackers - [Not sure yet, not managed to pickup the film]

>

> Any other suggestions?  I'm only wanting short (5min) sections, but
I'm

> willing to edit bit's out if needed.

>

> Cheers,

> Mike.

>

>

> ----

> Mike Andrews

> Florida Institute of Technology

>

>

>



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