In Barrie Desmond's latest blog post on Exclusive Networks, he explores the similarities between the characters in the Godfather to today's Cyber Criminals.
2. I recently watched the movie The
Godfather for the first time in years, and it
struck me how these very traditional criminals
acted so much like the cybercriminals of today.
Based on Mario Puzo’s novel, it tells the story of a
Mafia family, long before computers and artificial
intelligence were even properly envisaged…..
3. Fans of the film will remember the Luca Brasi
character (the one who ends up ‘sleeping with the
fishes’), and the manner of his death.
Assuming that this kind of thing actually happened in
1940s gangland New York, and that the Hollywood
screenplay is reasonably authentic, what’s remarkable
about it is just how closely the behaviour mirrors
today’s cybercriminal strategies…
4. To read the full Blog by Barrie Desmond
Chief Operating Officer
Exclusive Networks Group
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