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</table>172.68.174.14https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2077:_Heist&diff=360120&oldid=prevTromag at 17:45, 23 December 20242024-12-23T17:45:07Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Explanation==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Explanation==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In  </del>{{w|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">heist </del>film}}s<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">heist or other </del>crime is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">carried out</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sometimes involving </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">criminal(s) </del>posing as <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">some type of </del>repairman or similar<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">. The criminal then gains </del>access to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">their target through </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">disguise</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as humans do not normally critically assess </del>someone <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">if their appearance fit expectations</del>. Due to the prevalence of this trope, [[Cueball]] is concerned whenever somebody <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">comes by to ask for access as he believes the person may be planning a crime, and his inadvertent assistance will make </del>him <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a </del>"<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">minor character</del>" in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the wider </del>heist <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">story</del>. In such movies, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">minor characters are sometimes held hostage or even killed in </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">course of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">crime being committed, particularly if the heist goes wrong. The risk of being </del>a minor character <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">could also perhaps include </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">risk of being harmed</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In general people would probably prefer to be the main character </del>in a film, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">rather than </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">bystander</del>.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{w|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Heist </ins>film}}s <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">are </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">type of </ins>crime <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">film, generally built around an elaborately planned and executed robbery. Because the drama of such films </ins>is <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">based around defeating security measures, the thieves in such a film will often engage in a number of tricks</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">ploys, and strategies to get around those measures.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Once such measure involves one of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">criminals </ins>posing as <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a </ins>repairman or <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">something </ins>similar <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in order to gain </ins>access to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a secure area. This is a form of {{w|Social_engineering_(security)|social engineering}} which has been used by real life criminals, and is a very common trope in heist films. It takes advantage of </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fact that lower-level workers frequently come and go in most facilities</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and people tend to assume that </ins>someone <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">who looks like such a worker and acts like they belong is exactly who they appear to be</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In addition, most people aren't particularly vigilant about security, and demanding identification or verification before allowing access might seem inconvenient or impolite. </ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Due to the prevalence of this trope, [[Cueball]] is concerned whenever somebody <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">asks </ins>him "<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to open any door</ins>"<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, because that's exactly the kind of thing someone </ins>in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a </ins>heist <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">movie would do</ins>. In such movies, the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">person who opens </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">door is usually </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">"</ins>minor character<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">", often having no purpose in </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">film other than opening the door</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">These causes concern, because </ins>in a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">heist </ins>film, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">that character will generally facilitate a robbery (or other attack), and possibly be disciplined for it. If the thieves are more violent and remorseless, they might kill the character afterward to eliminate them as </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">witness</ins>.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In this case, he is asked to open the server room - ostensibly to allow the fire alarm to be checked. However, gaining physical access to the server allows the criminal to bypass most security features that should prevent unauthorized access to the data (a scenario known as an {{w|evil maid attack}}). If the hard disks are not encrypted it is trivial to copy all files or even remove and abscond with the disk drives - allowing the theft of sensitive information stored on the network. Even if the files are encrypted physical access to the server will allow the attacker to corrupt the system either by installing malware or adding malicious hardware components, which will then allow them to retrieve passwords and/or encryption keys.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In this case, he is asked to open the server room - ostensibly to allow the fire alarm to be checked. However, gaining physical access to the server allows the criminal to bypass most security features that should prevent unauthorized access to the data (a scenario known as an {{w|evil maid attack}}). If the hard disks are not encrypted it is trivial to copy all files or even remove and abscond with the disk drives - allowing the theft of sensitive information stored on the network. Even if the files are encrypted physical access to the server will allow the attacker to corrupt the system either by installing malware or adding malicious hardware components, which will then allow them to retrieve passwords and/or encryption keys.</div></td></tr>
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