Information security is not a new trend. It has masqueraded for ages as a form of entertainment. In celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, I have dug up some fun facts for your own amusement. Go ahead and test your knowledge!
1. Which famous author used a polyphonic substitution cipher in one of his or her short stories?
a. Edgar Allen Poe
b. Washington Irving
c. Stephen King
d. Virginia Woolf
2. What type of cipher did Ralphie use on his Code-O-Graph in A Christmas Story?
a. Transposition cipher
b. Simple cipher
c. Block cipher
d. Stream cipher
3. In 2001, a movie about hackers gaining access to a government slush fund in a counter-terrorism scheme hit the box office. The movie was named for a famously used password. What is the name of the movie/password?
a. Antitrust
b. Hackers
c. Swordfish
d. Takedown
4. Who was the famous hacker that went by the code name c0mrade?
a. Kevin Mitnick
b. Adrian Lamo
c. Kevin Poulsen
d. Jonathan James
5. What breakfast cereal contributed to the popularity of phone phreaking in the 1990’s because the toy whistle inside the box was tuned to the frequency of most AT&T phones?
a. Fruity Pebbles
b. Cap’n Crunch
c. Golden Grahams
d. Frosted Flakes
*Answers will appear in next week’s blog. Happy hunting!
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