[SCADASEC] Live Free of Die Hard

Wed Feb 13 17:05:32 CST 2008

I thought they were all Mr Black

Allan McDougall BA, BMASc, PCIP, CMAS
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: scadasec-bounces at news.infracritical.com [mailto:scadasec-
> bounces at news.infracritical.com] On Behalf Of Clint Bodungen
> Sent: February-13-08 5:51 PM
> To: scadasec at news.infracritical.com
> Subject: Re: [SCADASEC] Live Free of Die Hard
> 
> Probably the same branch that our good friend Mr. Harris works in :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scadasec-bounces at news.infracritical.com
> [mailto:scadasec-bounces at news.infracritical.com] On Behalf Of Myrcurial
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4:05 PM
> To: scadasec at news.infracritical.com
> Subject: Re: [SCADASEC] Live Free of Die Hard
> 
> 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
> > --
> > Kevin M. McGrath, CISSP, TCSP-P
> > Lead Analyst | US-Gas Management System (GMS)
> > Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) | National Grid
> > Office: (718)403-2910 | Cell: (917)939-8569 Nextel 172*86*2119
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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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