1. Hackers and Hollywood 2:
Considering Televisual Cyber threats
In Security Risk A nalysis

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9. Hacker s and Hollywood
Considering Televisual Cyber threats
In Security Risk A nalysis

10. Hacker s and Hollywood
Considering Televisual Cyber threats
In Security Risk A nalysis

11. But first, a story

13. Years and years ago…

14. Years and years ago…
UNNAMED ORGANISATION

15. Years and years ago…
Owner
My boss’s
boss
My boss
me

16. Years and years ago…
Owner
My boss’s
boss
My boss
me

17. Years and years ago…
Owner
My boss’s
boss
My boss
me

18. First task…
Create security policies
for 14 companies

19. = bewilderment

20. Security Policy
Risk Analysis
Security Policy

21. How do you identify threats?
“…experience and imagination…”
- Pfleeger and Pfleeger

22. How do you identify threats?
“…experience and imagination…”
- Pfleeger and Pfleeger

23. Hackers on Television

24. 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.

26. “I’ll create a GUI
interface using Visual
Basic…see if I can track
an IP address.”

27. Hacker vs Hacker

28. Data Collection

29. Hermeneutic Phenomenology

30. Six Principles

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

32. II
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.

33. III
No animated television
shows will be
considered.

34. IV
If a show introduces a
hacker group, all the
members are counted,
even if only some of
them are shown hacking.

35. V
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.

36. VI
No hacker
documentaries will
be considered,
only television
shows.

37. Resulting in…

38. 80 Television Shows
• The Avengers • Stingray (NBC) • Walker, Texas Ranger • Heroes
• Doctor Who • MacGyver • Level 9 • Eureka (A Town Called Eureka)
• Star Trek • Max Headroom • Dark Angel • Halfway Home
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E • Inspector Morse • The Outer Limits • The Kill Point
• The Prisoner • The Powers That Be • The Lone Gunmen • The Bionic Woman
• Dragnet 1969 • Ghostwriter • Alias • Chuck
• The Sweeney • SeaQuest DSV • Smallville • Terminator
• Wonder Woman • Weird Science • Spooks • Knight Rider
• Blake's 7 • The X-Files • Birds of Prey • Lewis
• Simon & Simon • VR.5 • Jake 2.0 • Moonlight
• •
The Greatest American Hero Nowhere Man • 24 • Numb3rs
• Whiz Kids • Profiler • Battlestar Galactica • Leverage
• Automan • Team Knight Rider • JAG • Sons of Anarchy
• Knight Rider • La Femme Nikita • NCIS • Warehouse 13
• Riptide • Buffy the Vampire Slayer• Veronica Mars • NCIS: Los Angeles
• Airwolf • Millennium • Hustle • The Mentalist
• Blue Thunder • Diagnosis Murder • CSI: NY • Going Postal
• The Paper Chase • The Net • Criminal Minds • Strike Back
• V: The Series • First Wave • Torchwood • Nikita
• Max Headroom: UK Pilot • Total Recall 2070 • Global Frequency • Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

39. When was the first hacker on TV?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

40. Would you believe?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

41. I thought it was...
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

42. The Sweeney
• Years: 1976
• Episode: Tomorrow Man
• Characters: Tony Grey (John Hurt)

43. 1960s

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

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

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

48. The Man from U.N.C.L.E
• Years: 1966
• Episode: The Off-Broadway Affair
• Character: David X. Machina

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

50. Dragnet 1969
• Years: 1969
• Episode: Frauds
• Characters: Paul William Nichols and
Peggy Sue Thompson

51. 1970s

53. The Sweeney
• Years: 1976
• Episode: Tomorrow Man
• Characters: Tony Grey (John Hurt)

54. Wonder Woman
• Years: 1978
• Episode: IRAC is Missing
• Characters: Bernard Havitol (Ross Martin)

55. Blake’s 7
• Years: 1978-81
• Episode: All Episodes (-1)
• Characters: Kerr Avon

56. 1980s

58. Whiz Kids
• Years: 1983-1984
• Episode: All Episodes
• Characters: Richie Adler, Alice Tyler,
Hamilton Parker and Jeremy Saldino

59. Whiz Kids
• Years: 1983-1984
• Episode: All Episodes
• Characters: Richie Adler, Alice Tyler,
Hamilton Parker and Jeremy Saldino

63. 1990s

65. The X-Files

66. The X-Files

67. The X-Files

68. The X-Files

69. The X-Files
“CYBERSPACE”

70. Diagnosis: Murder
• Years: 1998
• Episode: Rear Windows ‘98
• Characters: Charles Colter, Boyd
Harcourt, Tapley and J.W.

71. Diagnosis: Murder
• Years: 1998
• Episode: Rear Windows ‘98
• Characters: Charles Colter, Boyd
Harcourt, Tapley and J.W.

72. Diagnosis: Murder
• Years: 1998
• Episode: Rear Windows ‘98
• Characters: Charles Colter, Boyd
Harcourt, Tapley and J.W.

73. Diagnosis: Murder
• Years: 1998
• Episode: Rear Windows ‘98
• Characters: Charles Colter, Boyd
Harcourt, Tapley and J.W.

74. 2000s

77. Remakes

78. Based on comics

79. Sequels

80. Comparing the
television to real life

81. In real life…
Average age of a hacker?
0-25 years old
25-50 years old
50-75 years old

82. In real life…
Average age of a hacker!
0-25 years old
25-50 years old
50-75 years old

83. On television…
Age of Hackers

84. In real life…
Occupations of hackers
• Mostly IT industry, with a
few full-time hackers.

85. On television…
Occupation of hackers

86. In real life…
Insider versus outsider attacks
• Might be 50/50,
• might be anything 

87. On television…

88. Hacking on Television
HACKING FEATURED
• Salami Slicing Attack
• Social Engineering
• Hacking Software
• Insider Attacks
• Password Software

89. Hacking on Television
HACKING FEATURED HACKING NOT FEATURED
• Salami Slicing Attack • DoS Attacks
• Social Engineering • Phishing
• Hacking Software • Organisation ID Theft
• Insider Attacks • eHarassment of employees
• Password Software

90. But…
• “teenagers sitting in their bedrooms ”
• “often high school or university students ”

91. Conclusion
OK so what does that tell us
• Is it us or them?
• We need to make it clearer

94. ???
Questions
???