There's often a lot of debate as to what the best security or hacking movie is. Many people talk about Hackers, or Sneakers, or try and slip Mr Robot into the mix. But they are all way way waaaaay off the mark. I was reminded of this by Phil Cracknell who posted on linkedin that … Continue reading Why Predator is the ultimate CISO movie
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Santa gets hacked – the aftermath
Last year we suffered the biggest data breach known to man. We caught up with the company 12 months after that tragic incident to see how that data breach has affected them and changed them as a whole. Santa Gets Hacked - Aftermath from Twist and Shout on Vimeo. In case you missed last … Continue reading Santa gets hacked – the aftermath
8 Films that needed better security
Many times its difficult to illustrate the benefits of following good information security advice. Company’s tend to keep quiet about their failings so there are few case study’s available to analyse. But not to fear, the cynic has improvised and analysed 8 movies whose entire outcomes could have been changed had some simple infosec guidelines … Continue reading 8 Films that needed better security
Secploitation
Back in the early 70’s the phenomenon of “blaxploitation” (black exploitation) movies were made. However, in today’s modern day, the media has gotten a hold of a new genre to exploit, one that transcends race or colour. It’s the world of security. Information security to be precise, as it sounds a lot more civilised than … Continue reading Secploitation
A New Hope
From an IP address far far away, after going through some trademark issues my all new kick-ass website is up and running again! Oh I just realised, I used the word kick-ass which probably means the makers of the film kick-ass are going to try and shut me down for using the word without permission. … Continue reading A New Hope