hackers and hollywood

Hackers And

Hollywood

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The Dublin Institute of Technology proudly presents…

Damian Gordon

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HACKERS AND

But first, a story

Years and years ago…

Years and years ago…

UNNAMED COMPANY

Years and years ago…

me

My boss

My boss’s boss

Owner

Years and years ago…

me

My boss

My boss’s boss

Owner

Years and years ago…

me

My boss

My boss’s boss

Owner

First task…

Create security policies for 14 companies

= stunned

Security Policy

Security Policy

Risk Analysis

How do you identify threats?

“…experience and imagination…”

- Pfleeger and Pfleeger

How do you identify threats?

“…experience and imagination…”

- Pfleeger and Pfleeger

Hacker Movies

The work

• This talk sets out to identify whether or not movies are correctly showing hackers, and what that means for everyone.

Hacker vs Hacker

Data Collection

Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Herm-in-new-tick

Fin-om-in-knowledge-a

Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Herm-in-new-tick

Fin-om-in-knowledge-a

Resulting in…

The Two Cultures?

The Two Cultures?

The Two Cultures?

TwoCultures?

The Two Cultures?

TwoCultures?

When was the first hacker movie?

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Would you believe?

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

FORCED INTO HACKING

INSIDER THREATS

SEQUELS

Comparing the movies to real life

In real life…Average age of a hacker?

0-25 years old

25-50 years old

50-75 years old

In real life…Average age of a hacker!

0-25 years old

25-50 years old

50-75 years old

In movies…Average age of a hacker!

0-25 years old 35%

25-50 years old 60%

50-75 years old 5%

In real life…Occupations of hackers

• Mostly IT industry, with some full-time hackers.

In the movies…Occupation of hackers

In real life…Insider versus outsider attacks

• Might be 50/50,

• might be anything

In the movies…

Accurate Hacker Movies ?

Hacking in the movies

HACKING FEATURED

• Salami Slicing Attack• Social Engineering• Hacking Software• Insider Attacks• Password Software

Hacking in the movies

HACKING FEATURED

• Salami Slicing Attack• Social Engineering• Hacking Software• Insider Attacks• Password Software

HACKING NOT FEATURED

• DoS Attacks• Phishing• Organisation ID Theft• eHarassment of employees

But…

• “teenagers sitting in their bedrooms ”

• “often high school or university students ”

1. Threat of destruction from USA/USSR conflict

1. Threat of destruction from USA/USSR conflict

2. Young hackers contacted by KGB

1. Threat of destruction from USA/USSR conflict

2. Young hackers contacted by KGB

3. Monomyth

In the future...

Conclusion

• Computer are more fun in real-life than in the movies

• Come join us...

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Questions

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