hackers and hollywood 2: considering televisual cyberthreats in security risk analysis

Hackers and Hollywood 2:Considering Televisual Cyberthreats

In Security Risk Analysis

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Hackers and HollywoodConsidering Televisual Cyberthreats

In Security Risk Analysis

But first, a story

Years and years ago…


UNNAMED ORGANISATION


me

My boss

My boss’s boss

Owner

First task…

Create security policies for 14 companies

= bewilderment

Security Policy

Security Policy

Risk Analysis

How do you identify threats?

“…experience and imagination…”

- Pfleeger and Pfleeger

Hackers on Television

The work

• This research set out to identify whether or not television is accurately portraying hackers, and the implications of that portrayal for new and non-technical managers.

“I’ll create a GUI interface using Visual

Basic…see if I can track an IP address.”

Hacker vs Hacker

Data Collection

Hermeneutic Phenomenology

Six Principles

The show must feature a hacker in it, and the hacker must be well-developed character

I

Once a hacker character has been shown to hack a few times, they don’t

have to hack in each episode to be still

considered a hacker.

II

No animated television shows will be considered.

III

If a show introduces a hacker group, all the

members are counted, even if only some of

them are shown hacking.

IV

When a hacker appears on a different TV show, they don’t need to be

shown to be hacking in the new show for it to

count.

V

No hacker documentaries will

be considered, only television

shows.

VI

Resulting in…

80 Television Shows• The Avengers• Doctor Who• Star Trek• The Man from U.N.C.L.E• The Prisoner• Dragnet 1969• The Sweeney • Wonder Woman• Blake's 7• Simon & Simon• The Greatest American Hero• Whiz Kids• Automan• Knight Rider• Riptide• Airwolf• Blue Thunder• The Paper Chase• V: The Series• Max Headroom: UK Pilot

• Stingray (NBC)• MacGyver• Max Headroom• Inspector Morse• The Powers That Be• Ghostwriter• SeaQuest DSV• Weird Science• The X-Files• VR.5• Nowhere Man• Profiler• Team Knight Rider• La Femme Nikita• Buffy the Vampire Slayer• Millennium• Diagnosis Murder• The Net• First Wave• Total Recall 2070

• Walker, Texas Ranger• Level 9• Dark Angel• The Outer Limits• The Lone Gunmen• Alias• Smallville• Spooks• Birds of Prey• Jake 2.0• 24• Battlestar Galactica• JAG• NCIS• Veronica Mars• Hustle• CSI: NY• Criminal Minds• Torchwood• Global Frequency

• Heroes• Eureka (A Town Called Eureka)• Halfway Home• The Kill Point• The Bionic Woman• Chuck• Terminator• Knight Rider• Lewis• Moonlight• Numb3rs• Leverage• Sons of Anarchy• Warehouse 13• NCIS: Los Angeles• The Mentalist• Going Postal• Strike Back• Nikita• Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

When was the first hacker on TV?

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Would you believe?

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

I thought it was...

1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

The Sweeney

• Years: 1976• Episode: Tomorrow Man• Characters: Tony Grey (John Hurt)

The Avengers

• Year: 1962 • Episode: The Big Thinker • Character: Dr. Farrow

Doctor Who

• Years: 1963-Present• Episode: All 784 Episodes• Character: The Doctor

Star Trek

• Years: 1966-1969• Episodes: All 79 Episodes• Character: James T. Kirk

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

• Years: 1966• Episode: The Off-Broadway Affair • Character: David X. Machina

The Prisoner• Years: 1967• Episode: The General• Character: Number 6 (aka John Drake?)

Dragnet 1969

• Years: 1969• Episode: Frauds• Characters: Paul William Nichols and

Peggy Sue Thompson

The Sweeney

• Years: 1976• Episode: Tomorrow Man• Characters: Tony Grey (John Hurt)

Wonder Woman

• Years: 1978• Episode: IRAC is Missing• Characters: Bernard Havitol (Ross Martin)

Blake’s 7

• Years: 1978-81• Episode: All Episodes (-1)• Characters: Kerr Avon

Whiz Kids

• Years: 1983-1984• Episode: All Episodes• Characters: Richie Adler, Alice Tyler,

Hamilton Parker and Jeremy Saldino

The X-Files

The X-Files“CYBERSPACE”

Diagnosis: Murder

• Years: 1998• Episode: Rear Windows ‘98• Characters: Charles Colter, Boyd

Harcourt, Tapley and J.W.

Remakes

Based on comics

Sequels

Comparing the television to real life

In real life…Average age of a hacker?

0-25 years old25-50 years old50-75 years old

In real life…Average age of a hacker!

0-25 years old25-50 years old50-75 years old

On television…Age of Hackers

In real life…Occupations of hackers

• Mostly IT industry, with a

few full-time hackers.

On television… Occupation of hackers

In real life…Insider versus outsider attacks

• Might be 50/50, • might be anything

On television…

Hacking on Television

HACKING FEATURED

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

Hacking on Television

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 ”

Conclusion

OK so what does that tell us

• Is it us or them?

• We need to make it clearer

???

Questions

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