{"id":5264,"date":"2020-04-10T14:27:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T14:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecybersecuritytimes.com\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2021-06-10T08:58:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:58:11","slug":"top-7-cybersecurity-movies-to-watch-during-quarantine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecybersecuritytimes.com\/top-7-cybersecurity-movies-to-watch-during-quarantine\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 cybersecurity movies to watch during quarantine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>COVID-19 continues to keep people indoors, though most of us are occupied with work from home, there are some industries like manufacturing, pharmaceutical and more, that need employees to be physically present to for their operations. During these tough times, people need to keep themselves, occupied, entertained and use this time to improve their skills. Cyber criminals are already clouting upon these pandemic to send phishing campaigns and deploy COVID-19 themed cyber attacks to breach network and devices. People can easily fall into depressions, if they don&#8217;t have anyone to talk to, spend time with, or maintain their morale.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we&#8217;ll see the top 7 cybersecurity movies that you can watch to keep yourselves entertained during this quarantine. These movies can offer some engaging means of understanding on cybersecurity.\u00a0The movies below are listed based on their IMDB scores, so please start watching them in the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Display ad -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6793918737846402\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2435745788\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Zero days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This documentary from Alex Gibney, is about spread of malware, exposing whole arena of terror and calamity surrounded in secret. Cyber bullying has always been a widespread phenomenon in recent times, however the activation of nuclear bombs is the worst nightmare of humans. This is exactly what is shown in the movie, manipulation of computer codes to destroy facilities across the nation, by gaining access to nuclear power plants, and launching chaos in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The script is absolutely master class, with complete knowledge on the subject, handling the complications, and still maintaining the logic. Wonderful narration, coherence and entertainment for anyone who is interested in Sci-Fi thriller documentary. It is based on a true event, when a Iranian nuclear plant was breached by a malware called &#8216;Stuxnet&#8217; which was deployed using a malicious USB drive in November, 2007. Start watching the movie on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PJBBRUraKgo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube<\/a> now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a runtime of 1 hours 56 minutes and a IMDB rating of 7.8 this movie top&#8217;s the list of best cybersecurity movies to watch during this quarantine. If you want to have a look at the movie, below is a sneak peek from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zero Days - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8lj45IL5J4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Snowden<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most popular Sci-Fi thriller, narrated by Edward Snowden, a intelligence analyst from the NSA, the United States. The story begins with Snowden&#8217;s interview in Hong Kong, and how he gets recruited by the National Security Agency (NSA) and continues to server the organization. Soon he finds out something unethical is happening with the governments&#8217; cyber operations and decides to take it out the public after gaining all the evidences he could. This movie is wonderfully narrated, with the utmost details. As per the movies, Snowden states NSA is tracking all the cell phones in the world, breaching the privacy of all the individuals. He believes in the privacy of the citizens, which makes him react to this unethical actions of NSA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a runtime of 2 hours and 14 minutes and IMDB rating of 7.3 this movie stands second next to Zero days, this movie falls under drama, crime and biography genre. Check the trailer of this movie to see if it interests you, this movie is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/80064514?trackId=13752289&amp;tctx=0%2C0%2Ccbfa630b-e874-4cf4-a5fa-9a4ee95cace0-13200120%2C%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available in Netflix<\/a> so login and start watching it right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Snowden | Official Trailer [HD] | Open Road Films\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QlSAiI3xMh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Terms and conditions may apply<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The film is about the exploitation of citizens&#8217; private information by the third party website like Google and Facebook. Considering the movie is after the Edward Snowden incident, it also revolves around that aspect of privacy breach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Display ad -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6793918737846402\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2435745788\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The movie is more provocative than being informative. With user&#8217;s privacy being prioritized in recent times, this film circles around the Facebook case where Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s incident of privacy breach, allowing third party websites to make use of the data that is being shared in the Facebook is narrated in this movie. An excellent subject to talk about, yet interesting to watch, especially when you are working from home and being occupied with social media sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a runtime of 1 hour and 19 minutes and IMDB rating of 7.3 this movie stands third next to Snowden this movie falls under the documentary\/news genre. You can watch the full movie on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LIiLoT4Po-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youtube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the trailer here below,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Terms and Conditions May Apply Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Documentary Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yzyafieRcWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Enemy of the state<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enemy of the states is a surveillance based movie that stars Will Smith as Lawyer in Washington D.C. The government had some surveillance mechanism which gets triggered for words like bomb, president, allah, etc. Will Smith has no idea he has the evidence of the congressman&#8217;s murder and he is being chased by the officials to retrieve the information. The movie was released in 1998, and the surveillance topic, was so catchy to the audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Enemy of the state is an action thriller with absolutely perfect narration and screenplay, with a runtime of 2 hour 12 minutes and IMDB rating of 7.3. You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotstar.com\/in\/movies\/enemy-of-the-state\/1260018188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watch the full movie on Hotstar.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Enemy of the State (1998) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZjogdKObxrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. War Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>War Games shows us why the computer is a threat, how is it designed to do what it is told to do, and how it can soon blow off this planet. This movie was released in 1983, and it has a high school senior who locks himself in the bedroom with a computer, who accidentally connects to the Defense Department and starts eavesdropping into the World War III communications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then sets the computer to play a game called &#8216;Global Thermonuclear Warfare&#8217; and that is where the story starts to become interesting. With a runtime of 1 hours and 54 min, and IMDB rating of 7.1, this a very interesting Sci-Fi thriller. You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LwDbgE54QYE&amp;list=PLZbXA4lyCtqpGOS2KC1mAAKaGwbup-DQt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">watch the full movie from this Youtube playlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, here&#8217;s the trailer for your immediate viewing,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WarGames Official Trailer #1 - Dabney Coleman Movie (1983) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hbqMuvnx5MU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Kim Dotcom: Caught in the web<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim Dotcom a tech entrepreneur, and owner of the popular file-sharing site, MegaUpload arrives in New Zealand with his family, seeking peace and normal life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Display ad -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6793918737846402\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2435745788\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>As he is an entrepreneur lives a extravagant and luxurious life. All those happiness came down, when FBI&#8217;s behest, 70 heavily armed officers breached inside Dotcom mansion, arresting him and his coders for a number of charges relating to a copyright infringement by MegaUpload, and the story unveils like that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please watch the movie here at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/kimdotcom.film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kimdotcom.film<\/a>. With a runtime of 1 hour 47 minutes and IMDB rating of 7.0, this movie is a documentary, biography and a thriller to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web - Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M8iTRn8GUWc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you guys haven&#8217;t watched these movies, please jump in to Youtube, Netflix or Hotstar and start streaming it when you are still in quarantine. Life after quarantine will be hectic and demanding, so let the make the best of it now. Also, for the guys who have already watched these movies, drop in your feedback and comments, why you think these movies are exceptionally good. Awaiting your comments on these movies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Subscribe to our newsletter for daily alerts on cyber events, you can also follow us on\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecybersecurittytimes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/the-cybersecurity-times\/\" target=\"_blank\">Linkedin<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_cybersecurity_times\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_cybertimes\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Cybersecurity_times\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top 7 cybersecurity movies that you can watch to keep yourselves entertained during this quarantine. These movies can also offer some engaging means of understanding on cybersecurity. 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