[SCADASEC] Live Free of Die Hard

[Myrcurial]

Statement;

I may or may not have a room at Mom's that was used as a model for
Warlock's lair.

Query.

Which branch of the DHS?

J




On 2/13/08, Clint Bodungen <clint at cidgcorp.com> wrote:
> I also find it laughable that the hacker, Matt Farrell, is played by the
> same kid, Justin Long, who plays the patronizing little bastard in all the
> Mac vs. PC commercials.  Not to mention, Warlock/Freddie, the hacker God, is
> played by none other than Kevin Smith (Silent Bob).
>
> One of the funniest aspects of the entire movie is the reason the bad guy
> *is* the bad guy.  I won't disclose it for those that haven't seen the
> movie.  Put it this way... if it were true... pretty much every one of us on
> this list, standards boards/committees, consultants, etc., etc., etc. would
> all be in jail or considered criminals by DHS.
>
> Clint
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scadasec-bounces at news.infracritical.com
> [mailto:scadasec-bounces at news.infracritical.com] On Behalf Of Kevin McGrath
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:45 PM
> To: scadasec at news.infracritical.com
> Subject: Re: [SCADASEC] Live Free of Die Hard
>
> > I know the movie has been out for a while (Sorry I don't get out to the
> >> movies much) but I just watched it and found a particular SCADA
> applicable
> >> scene pretty funny.
>
> Howdy,
>
> I also don't get out to the movies much as I generally get into fights
> with all the jerks talking on their cells at my local multiplex, but
> anyway I cringed at parts of this movie not because I thought the cyber
> scenes were believable but because I knew one of our pointy-haired
> bosses was going to see it and think that those SCADA related hack
> scenes were true.
>
> My favorite part is the scene where the bad guys discover that McClane &
> his hacker helper are in a plant in West Virgina and they decide to send
> some natural gas their way. When he is asked how much gas to send their
> way the head villain Thomas Gabriel replies, "All of it!"
>
> I laughed so hard I fell off my chair.
>
> Regards,
> Kevin
> --
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>
> Clint Bodungen wrote:
> > I know the movie has been out for a while (Sorry I don't get out to the
> > movies much) but I just watched it and found a particular SCADA applicable
> > scene pretty funny.
> >
> > There is a scene where the bad guys are breaking into the control room of
> a
> > power plant.  They dispose of the operator, setup all of these computers
> and
> > elaborate equipment, and proceed to "hack into the system" in order to
> bring
> > down the power grid.  THEY WERE ALREADY RIGHT THERE AT THE HMI!!
> >
> > If you are a fan of the Die Hard series, then go see it.  You will get a
> > kick out of how they portray our industry.
> >
> > Clint
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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