一部影响美国网络安全政策的电影_娱乐

一部影响美国网络安全政策的电影

1980年，耶鲁的同班同学、快30岁的劳伦斯·拉斯科(Lawrence Lasker )与沃尔克·帕克斯(Walter Parkes)写了《战争游戏》的剧本——它后来获得了奥斯卡最佳剧本奖提名，但最终败给霍顿·福特(Horton Foote)的《温柔的怜悯》(Tender Mercies)。一个黑客朋友给他们讲了“魔鬼拨号软件”的事情，意思是，一个电话调制解调器会通过自动拨打一个地区内的其他电话号码找出其他调制解调器。它会让对方电话响两声，之后拨打另一个电话号码。如果对方调制解调器应答了，就会发出粗糙的声音；这个魔鬼拨号软件就会记下这个号码，黑客过一会儿再拨回去。在剧本里，主人公正是这样闯入了NORAD。但是两个编剧不知道这种事情是不是真能实现：军方难道不应该把自己的电脑隔离在公共电话线路之外吗？

Mr. Lasker lived in Santa Monica, a few blocks from RAND. Figuring someone there might be helpful, he called the public affairs office, which put him in touch with Mr. Ware, who invited the pair to his office.

拉斯科当时住在圣塔莫尼卡，距离兰德只有几个街区。他知道那个公司有人可能能够帮助自己，于是就给该公司的公共事务办公室打了电话，就这样联系上了威尔，威尔请两人去自己的办公室见面。

They’d come to the right man. Not only had he long known about the vulnerability of computer networks, but he’d also helped design the software for the real NORAD computer. And Mr. Ware proved remarkably open, even friendly. Listening to the writers’ questions, he waved off their worries. Yes, he told them, the computer was supposed to be closed, but some officers wanted to work from home on weekends, so they’d leave a port open. Anyone could get in, if the right number was dialed.