RE: Hacking/security in main-stream media

[Edward Miller <EMiller () tax state va us>]

That's The Cuckoo's Egg



                                                                           
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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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