Legit TV Show on Cybersecurity/Hacking - Mr. Robot

I just wanted to relate how blown away I am by the pilot of the new tv show Mr. Robot. It contains an intense storyline about a character who is a cybersecurity engineer by day and a vigilante hacker by night. The terminal commands and dialogue relating to hacking and mitigating cybersecurity threats are by far the most legitimate I have ever seen on any movie or tv show.

The opening scene grabbed me as it lays out a Tor MITM/exit node manipulation attack and gets more detailed on other attacks and their mitigation strategies later on in the episode. Although I have been using dnm's dating back to SR1, I typically just lurk around these subs and others relating to specific DNMs. However, I felt compelled to post this as I feel many in this community would truly get a kick out of this show.

I know I have much to learn as I am only an upper-level MIS student and there are many on this sub who are much, much wiser than me concerning the field of cybersecurity so I'd like to gauge your opinion of this show.

The pilot is available for free on most On-demand networks and it is being widely seeded on tpb and kickass. Do what you gotta do but do not miss out on this show.


Comments


[4 Points] hoohead:

No rollerblades, into the recycle bin it goes.


[2 Points] MXEMan:

The entire pilot was also posted to youtube by USA Network in1080p a full month before the TV premiere. I hope other networks get behind this model.


[-1 Points] krokodiltear:

The opening scene grabbed me as it lays out a Tor MITM/exit node manipulation attack and gets more detailed on other attacks and their mitigation strategies later on in the episode.

Typical script kiddie.