It is in this regard that 'Ocean's Eleven' should serve as a cautionary tale to cybersecurity policymakers.įor more than a decade, US cybersecurity policy has focused on defense – using stronger locks and taller fences to protect government and corporate crown jewels from cyberintruders. Ocean and his accomplices used social engineering, technical smarts, and strategically placed insiders to penetrate the Bellagio’s comprehensive, state-of-the-art security system and abscond with $160 million. In 'Ocean’s Eleven' even the best defenses could not immunize the organization against penetration by concerted adversaries. Remember 'Ocean's Eleven,' where George Clooney's character Danny Ocean masterminds an elaborate heist of the posh Bellagio casino in Las Vegas?