The subject can be a person or any organization. Cybercriminals use a targeted technique to trick you into believing that you have received an email from someone you know asking for your information. That is what is called targeted phishing (spear phishing).

In this scene, we see Rihanna, playing the role of a hacker, using open-source intelligence for her plan. Rated 3 out of 10 because they did introduce some actual, real terms like malware, polymorphism, and code obfuscation, but that’s where the realism ends, unfortunately. There’s also a code that looks like a map, beautiful, shaped, and that’s not how it works. Now we see polymorphic code on the screen, particularly in malware, and a hex version of the code. The moment in which the specialist obfuscates his code and malware is quite good. When we bring a device in for digital forensics, we usually open it up in the lab, not in the middle of our agency’s office.Īll the visualization in the scene is unrealistic – we don’t see that kind of 3D animation when we open the file. If I had such a computer, I would run it through a scanner before I started work. I wouldn’t do that – it’s a sign of poor operating security (OPSEC). Wow, the hero connects someone else’s laptop to a shared system, and yes, in an open space where other professionals are working. So, buy popcorn, because after this article you’ll want to review a couple of movies.

She knows how everything should be because she has been working in cybersecurity for over 25 years and is the founder of Israel’s largest hacker community BSidesTLV, as well as Leading Cyber Ladies. More and more hacker scenes are popping up on screens, but how realistic are they? Keren Elazari, a world-renowned cybersecurity analyst and white hacker, decided to rate cyber episodes from popular movies and TV shows.

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