Best film about computer networks & InfoSec?
al3kt.R***
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People please share your thoughts about the film that in your opinion best captured and depicted the essence of computer networks and information security!!!
"Tigranes: Good heavens! Mardonius, what kind of men have brought us to fight against? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for honour."--- Herodotus, The Histories
"Nipson anomemata me monan opsin"--- Gregory of Nazianzus
"Bruce Schneier's secure handshake is so strong, you won't be able to exchange keys with anyone else for days."--- Bruce Schneier Facts
"Nipson anomemata me monan opsin"--- Gregory of Nazianzus
"Bruce Schneier's secure handshake is so strong, you won't be able to exchange keys with anyone else for days."--- Bruce Schneier Facts
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MosGuy
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For me: WarGames (the original) & Sneakers; top the list for depicting many real world aspects.---
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al3kt.R***
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Yeaah man, Wargames what a nice film, must have seen it 10 times or so
, but didn't come first in mind; indeed a pioneer of the sort in the cold-war era of cinema! I've surely forgotten some or am not familiar with other good Infosec-related films so these posts are most welcome.
Vote for other if you please and thanks a lot for the feedback."Tigranes: Good heavens! Mardonius, what kind of men have brought us to fight against? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for honour."--- Herodotus, The Histories
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DevilWAH
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I would have to go wargames to
to me it was the "real" Computer film. - If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. Albert Einstein
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MosGuy
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I've seen the bulk of computer/IT themed movies. Some others: The Net 2.0, Hackers, Takedown, Swordfish, Die hard 4, Wargames: the dead code, Firewall, Antitrust, Pirates of silicon valley, Untraceable. The majority have odd bits that are semi realistic. But overall are far too "hollywood-ized", still entertaining tho. With the exception of Pirates of silicon valley, being based on true events, tho it's not about networks/infosec. Looking for the mistakes that are made is fun ---
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Wargames not for realism but just reminds me how awful getting online used to be. -
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I go with "Sneakers". It was a good end of the Cold War era/dawn of the digital age film, plus it had an EXCELLENT cast (Robert Redford, Sidney Portier, River Phoenix, Dan Ackroyd).CISSP | CISM | ACSS | ACIS | MCSA:2008 | MCITP:SA | MCSE:Security | MCSA:Security | Security + | MCTS -
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Wargames for me too. I'll always remember the password was "pencil" that he used to dial in and change his grades. -
Trifidw
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I'm a great fan of Harrison Ford's performance in Firewall. Especially this scene: firewall.wmv - YouTube
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VAHokie56
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thought I saw "wargames 2.0" on AMC like 2 nights ago, anyone know about this film?.ιlι..ιlι.
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I did not hear about "wargames 2.0". I think I'll try to dig that one up and take a look.
I would have to agree that Wargames did it for me because of the nostalgic modem connection tones and waiting to get online. Heaven forbid if you dialed long distance.
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al3kt.R***
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I've seen the bulk of computer/IT themed movies. Some others: The Net 2.0, Hackers, Takedown, Swordfish, Die hard 4, Wargames: the dead code, Firewall, Antitrust, Pirates of silicon valley, Untraceable. The majority have odd bits that are semi realistic. But overall are far too "hollywood-ized", still entertaining tho. With the exception of Pirates of silicon valley, being based on true events, tho it's not about networks/infosec. Looking for the mistakes that are made is fun
I regret not including Firewall & Wargames so far...
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Those two I've seen and liked a lot, in contrast to Swordfish which I didn't like as much, though extremely relevant to this poll.
Sneakers is effectively in my watchlist, thanx people!"Tigranes: Good heavens! Mardonius, what kind of men have brought us to fight against? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for honour."--- Herodotus, The Histories
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MosGuy
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thought I saw "wargames 2.0" on AMC like 2 nights ago, anyone know about this film?
Can't say I was too impressed with 2.0. Seemed like they just tried to modernize the original storyline. It didn't feel like much of a squeal or continuation. Though it was good to see Falken & Joshua back. It could have been developed better. It was an ok movie, the original is still best ---
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VAHokie56
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cool I tried to watch it but I had a crazy hang over and feel asleep
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Sneakers is great, I also really enjoy Pirates of Silicon Valley. Hackers was good just for the music alone. WGU BS:IT Completed June 30th 2012.
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sneakers is great
a more modern one that i like is the girl with the dragon tattoowgu undergrad: done ... woot!!
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Have to agree, Sneakers is one of my favorites!WIP:
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Demonfurbie - I completely forgot about "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I'd also add the other two books in the "Millennium" series ("Girl Who Played With Fire" and "Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest").CISSP | CISM | ACSS | ACIS | MCSA:2008 | MCITP:SA | MCSE:Security | MCSA:Security | Security + | MCTS
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Hackers was the first movie that made me think computers were 'cool', I liked War Games but that didn't have Angelina Jolie
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al3kt.R***
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Demonfurbie - I completely forgot about "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I'd also add the other two books in the "Millennium" series ("Girl Who Played With Fire" and "Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest").
yep Lisbeth was L33t h4x0r alright...
I enjoyed the first (Swedish) film a lot, full of suspense elements."Tigranes: Good heavens! Mardonius, what kind of men have brought us to fight against? Men who do not compete for possessions, but for honour."--- Herodotus, The Histories
"Nipson anomemata me monan opsin"--- Gregory of Nazianzus
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NetworkVeteran
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the_Grinch wrote: »Have to agree, Sneakers is one of my favorites!
Sneakers all the way! A wonderful cast. They "get" the roots of hacking, and that serious losses are more often due to human error and trust violations than technical genius. No major technical flaws, albeit some minor ones (the bridges, the geese, the warm room).
Wargames. Because it's the first film featuring Alaskan Airlines.
I can't watch most technical scenes and films. I remember watching an NCIS episode where the "technical expert" was tracking down an IP. 303.233.180.2 or somesuch. ::groan:: Almost every technical film makes errors like that, and once witnessed, I can't suspend disbelief anymore and pretend that they're a technical expert. -
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NetworkVeteran wrote: »I can't watch most technical scenes and films. I remember watching an NCIS episode where the "technical expert" was tracking down an IP. 303.233.180.2 or somesuch. ::groan:: Almost every technical film makes errors like that, and once witnessed, I can't suspend disbelief anymore and pretend that they're a technical expert.
I agree. It's hard to be IT Professional and watch NCIS (or any other show), and even harder for my wife and friends, because I usually shout at the TV when I see something that's completely impossible/ridiculous.
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demonfurbie
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dont forget the word cyber ... actors love cyberveritas_libertas wrote: »I agree. It's hard to be IT Professional and watch NCIS (or any other show), and even harder for my wife and friends, because I usually shout at the TV when I see something that's completely impossible/ridiculous.
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I cringed watching "24" and Kiefer Sutherland
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JayTheCracker
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my fav
War Games, Hackers, MI4: Ghost Protocol, Die Hard 4, Eagle Eyes (AI), i-robot(AI)
Fav TV Series
Nikita
Ghost (Forensics, Korean) (i really luv the Samsung series 9 laptops they use...)
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Bokeh
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Falcon & The Snowman. An oldie, but a goodie based on true story. -
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I have seen Die hard 4.Tron ,Firewall and I really like Die hard 4 especially those guys,Matthew and Warlock.But I will watch others .For series I like Nikita .That's interesting.
Sorry if my question is not related to the topic but for example in Die hard,are those things real?Those guys seem to know everything about security .They just need to get online and nothing can stop them . Is that possible in real world? -
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Sneakers for being the most realistic of the lot mentioned so far. That to me is what makes it the best. More so than just bringing up a CLI and entering #HACK -u BigBadGuy -t 1337 like you see on TV.
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Mike-Mike
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The Event was a short lived tv show that had some absurd hackingCurrently Working On
CWTS, then WireShark
