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A network security movie?
NightShade03
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Just throwing this out there...but if you had to make a movie based on network/web security do you think you could pull it off? What topics / story line would you run with?
I've seen movies like The Matrix or Firewall that have some hacking in them...and there is always War Games. Just curious if others think a movie like this can actually be done?
I've seen movies like The Matrix or Firewall that have some hacking in them...and there is always War Games. Just curious if others think a movie like this can actually be done?
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Optionskriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□I think it could be done. I think "Sneakers" did a good job for its time. The problem with movies now days like this is they make up pure crap to make it look cool and they always put stupid a$$ computer sounds when people click on things or launch things. Also people typing in programs that obviously can't take any keyboard input at its present state and yet they type some keys on and hit enter and it amazingly starts doing some random crap. It drives me insane to see this kinda bs. The list goes on and on.
I think someone needs to make a good movie out there with computer security. I think if they did a movie based off of a short story in a book called "Chained Exploits" about corporate espionage and actually use legit attacks and hardware then it makes it htat much better knowing it can be done in real life.
P.S. that story was actually written by keatron who is a member here. You should check out the book for a entertaining and informative read. -
Optionsrwmidl Member Posts: 807 ■■■■■■□□□□Personally I'd like to see a movie made on the phone phreakers of the 70's-80's, or maybe even something on Kevin Mitnick (maybe a bio).
My all time "favorite" hacking movie (due to it being more or less "plausible") has to be "Sneakers". Besides, it had an excellent cast. Another good one (though not "hacker" related) was "Pirates of Silicon Valley". Noah Wyle played an excellent Steve Jobs.CISSP | CISM | ACSS | ACIS | MCSA:2008 | MCITP:SA | MCSE:Security | MCSA:Security | Security + | MCTS -
OptionsVAHokie56 Member Posts: 783Heh check out this scene from Firewall. lol he blocks a entire class C private address range on his own network, then his buddy is all impressed hah
YouTube - firewall.wmv
Oh ya and I know I am just being a super nerd to point this stuff out but really your device is named router!?!?! and I don't know what kind of dog and pony show they are running over there but I would imagine a FW rule modification would require a change request!.ιlι..ιlι.
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OptionsNightShade03 Member Posts: 1,383 ■■■■■■■□□□Heh check out this scene from Firewall. lol he blocks a entire class C private address range on his own network, then his buddy is all impressed hah
YouTube - firewall.wmv
Yeah this is exactly what I'm talking about....I feel like all the member heres could write a better movie than anything on the market today!
@kriscamaro68 - I just read the chained exploits chapter you were talking about and that would totally make a good movie. Now all we need is a producer.... lol -
OptionsForsaken_GA Member Posts: 4,024I think Cliff Stoll's book, The Cuckoo's Egg would make a pretty good movie
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Optionskriscamaro68 Member Posts: 1,186 ■■■■■■■□□□Forsaken_GA wrote: »I think Cliff Stoll's book, The Cuckoo's Egg would make a pretty good movie
They already kinda did: The Cuckoos Egg.
The only issue I had with this book/movie is that he is kinda clueless the whole time about what to do. He keeps doing the same thing over and over again by tracking them and then calling people then tracking them then calling people it just got kinda boring after awhile. -
Optionsdocrice Member Posts: 1,706 ■■■■■■■■■■I would make a second WarGames movie, keep WOPR in the script, and completely change the cast. I'd bet I'd make millions!
Oh snap, someone already did that... Well, plan B would be just recycle an old plot and occasionally show The Hollywood Operating System and some 8-year old kid mindlessly typing away against 3D graphics, which might end up being a browser window with Hacker Typer.
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Optionsjovan88 Member Posts: 393Heh check out this scene from Firewall. lol he blocks a entire class C private address range on his own network, then his buddy is all impressed hah
YouTube - firewall.wmv
Oh ya and I know I am just being a super nerd to point this stuff out but really your device is named router!?!?! and I don't know what kind of dog and pony show they are running over there but I would imagine a FW rule modification would require a change request!
hahaha only 1 in a million would find that video funny -
Optionsnimrod.sixty9 Banned Posts: 125 ■□□□□□□□□□Personally I'd like to see a movie made on the phone phreakers of the 70's-80's, or maybe even something on Kevin Mitnick (maybe a bio).
My all time "favorite" hacking movie (due to it being more or less "plausible") has to be "Sneakers". Besides, it had an excellent cast. Another good one (though not "hacker" related) was "Pirates of Silicon Valley". Noah Wyle played an excellent Steve Jobs.
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OptionsCodeBlox Member Posts: 1,363 ■■■■□□□□□□Heh check out this scene from Firewall. lol he blocks a entire class C private address range on his own network, then his buddy is all impressed hah
YouTube - firewall.wmv
Oh ya and I know I am just being a super nerd to point this stuff out but really your device is named router!?!?! and I don't know what kind of dog and pony show they are running over there but I would imagine a FW rule modification would require a change request!Currently reading: Network Warrior, Unix Network Programming by Richard Stevens -
OptionsSteveO86 Member Posts: 1,423NightShade03 wrote: »Yeah this is exactly what I'm talking about....I feel like all the member heres could write a better movie than anything on the market today!
Problem is if it was made too technical we would be the only ones that enjoy it.My Networking blog
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Optionstpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□I think the show "24" does a good job representing the IT field.
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OptionsNightShade03 Member Posts: 1,383 ■■■■■■■□□□Problem is if it was made too technical we would be the only ones that enjoy it.
Or we would spark a huge education push in getting people to look up attacks and start understanding how to defend against them
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Optionsthehourman Member Posts: 723I have never seen the movie Firewall. I like the movie Live Free or Die Hard.Studying:
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Optionshiddenknight821 Member Posts: 1,209 ■■■■■■□□□□I think the show "24" does a good job representing the IT field.
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Optionsthe_Grinch Member Posts: 4,165 ■■■■■■■■■■Live Free or Die Hard did an alright job (enjoyable at least)
Takedown was pretty good
I feel they have a hard time making movies based on hacking because it's about 10% cool stuff and 90% boring. Takes a lot to finally get in and no one really wants to watch all that (except us).WIP:
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OptionsJDMurray Admin Posts: 13,026 Adminthe_Grinch wrote: »Takedown was pretty good
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Optionsphantasm Member Posts: 995"The Devils Code" was pretty good and could possibly make good for a good movie:
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Optionsnimrod.sixty9 Banned Posts: 125 ■□□□□□□□□□the_Grinch wrote: »Live Free or Die Hard did an alright job (enjoyable at least)
Takedown was pretty good
I feel they have a hard time making movies based on hacking because it's about 10% cool stuff and 90% boring. Takes a lot to finally get in and no one really wants to watch all that (except us).
Takedown, yeah thats the movie I was talking about. Not sure why IMDB shows it as Track Down... -
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