Short on-site interview at Infosec World in Florida where an interviewer quizzes Nelson Cicchitto (Chairman/CEO of Avatier) in a lighthearted round of hacker-movie trivia. They trade movie lines and identify films including WarGames, Sneakers, Tron, Hackers, and The Net; the tone is informal and playful.
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Hello, everyone. We are here at Infosec World. I almost said the wrong conference because we're going from conference to conference. We're in Florida today. Infosec World. Nelson Checchetto.
That's correct.
From Avatr. Avatr, who I've just met. And we dragged him over to the booth to do an interview. And lo and behold, I think, to Nelson's chagrin, we're gonna talk about hacker movie trivia, and I'm gonna ask you questions about hacker movies.
Great.
Are you ready?
I'm ready. Let's see what we could do.
So I. The first round is I'm gonna say a line from a hacker movie.
All right?
And you have to tell me which hacker movie it's from.
Perfect.
All right. I will give copious amounts of hints.
Okay.
You need them. Okay. I don't think you're gonna do great.
We'll see.
All right, the first question is, shall we play a game?
Oh, my gosh. Very simple. Global nuclear war.
Yeah. Yes.
What's the name of the movie?
Ali Sheedy. Before she was, like, coked out and stuff.
Yes. Good. The good old days.
Matthew Broderick.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Name is just off the tip of.
But I definitely the. What are some other. Some other hints? Well, he hacks his grades, remember? He does in the movie.
Sounds familiar.
He plays. Plays games. Games.
Would you like to play?
Yeah. Like, when countries, like, fight with each other. It's called.
War.
War game. War games.
Very good, Nelson.
War games. Yes.
That was so easy. I'm sure they get easier from here, right?
No. Second line from a hacker movie is, no more secrets, Marty.
No more secrets, Marty.
This is something you wear on your feet. The title of this movie is something you wear on your feet.
Loose.
No, it is not Footloose. It featured Robert Redford.
Oh, wow.
Dan Aykroyd.
Dan Aykroyd.
Sidney Poitier, the ball guy. Ben Kingsley was in this one.
I. I'm not gonna say something.
You wear on your feet.
Shoelaces.
No, you wear them on your feet. Like what I'm wearing on my feet right now. What am I wearing my feet right now? Sneakers. Sneakers. Sneakers.
Wearing New Balance. We all know those. Those are great.
All right, you ready, Nelson?
Let's go. I told you it's gonna get harder.
He fights for the users.
Fights for the users.
This was actually a Disney movie. It was not Terminator. It was a Disney movie.
What's that goofy name?
The guy that was in the. Dude. It was the dude that was in the movie. The dude you know, the dude in the robe that drinks the milk and the. What is the drink? Drinks. No, it's not the Matrix.
They drink milk in the Matrix. They had a red pill and a white pill.
It's the one where he gets sucked into the computer and they throw discs at each other and stuff.
Tron.
Yes, it's Tron. Very good. Easy. Also. All right, hack the planet. Hack the planet. This was. Angelina Jolie was in this one.
Tomb Raider.
No, she was in Tomb Raider. That was not, in fact, a hacker movie. Well, she was in this. What was the spy mid-90s hacker movie where they met. Right.
Mr. And Mrs. Smith.
It was not Mr. Smith. It was before Mr. And Mrs. Smith. Yeah, the movie was called Hackers. Did you see the movie Hackers?
Yeah.
Okay. Of course. He screams, hack the. Okay, Next title, though. Okay, here's the next line. Nelson, you ready? No one leaves the house anymore. No one has sex. The Net is the ultimate condom. Ah. The Net is the ultimate condom. Yes, it is the Net. Very good.
That one out. That was a tough one. Very good. The Net is the ultimate.
Okay, all right. You ready for round two? Yes. Spandex. It's a privilege, not a right.
Gosh.
That is not a true or false question.
I remember that movie.
We talked about it previously. It was an answer to a previous question. So now it becomes multiple choice. Was it War Games, sneakers, Tron, Hackers, or the Net that said Spandex? It's a privilege, not a right.
Oh, my gosh. I don't think Spandex was out with the War Games.
Probably not. Probably not.
So I'm gonna rule out that. Can I call friend or.
You can. Yes.
I'm gonna say. I'm gonna say sneakers.
It was Hackers. It was Hackers. It was Hackers. It was actually a character called Serial Killer was his nickname. Gentlemen, I wouldn't trust that overgrown pile of microchips any further than I could throw it. The. This was in reference to the computer called the Whopper.
The Whopper.
The Whopper.
Oh, my gosh. The Whopper. What movie was that?
It was the one with. With Ali Sheedy.
Yeah. Was that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
It. No, it was not.
They didn't have computers back then.
Whopper. Not the candy. The computer. That was War Games that had the computer called the Whopper.
The Whopper. That's exactly what I was thinking.
Nelson, thank you very much for playing hack movie trivia.
