I came across a post on social media that made a joke about Star Wars episode IV: A new hope being about a data breach and it got me thinking about the broader franchise and looking at the stories through a cybersecurity lens and the lessons we could learn from the films.
Here they are and not in Chronological order of production release but based on the Star Wars timeline. Each film with a cybersecurity lens view into the story.
Star Wars: Episode I
The Phantom Menace (1999)
Cybersecurity Lens: Vulnerability Assessment
Star Wars: Episode II
Attack of the Clones (2002)
Cybersecurity Lens: Threat Intelligence and Analysis
Star Wars: Episode III
Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Cybersecurity Lens: Insider Threat Management
Solo: A Star Wars story (2018)
Cybersecurity Lens: Identity and Access Management
Rogue One: A Star Wars story (2016)
Cybersecurity Lens: Covert operations and Penetration Testing
Star Wars: Episode IV
A New Hope (1977)
Cybersecurity Lens: Incident Response (Data Breach)
Star Wars: Episode V
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Cybersecurity Lens: Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Star Wars: Episode VI
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Cybersecurity Lens: System Restoration and Final Mitigation
Star Wars: Episode VII
The Force Awakens (2015)
Cybersecurity Lens: Legacy System Modernization
Star Wars: Episode VIII
The Last Jedi (2017)
Cybersecurity Lens: Security Awareness and Training
Star Wars: Episode IX
The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Cybersecurity Lens: Comprehensive Risk Management
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