Miscommunication and bad intel can quickly turn into a tech-tastrophe. In the 1983 classic, WarGames, a high school hacker stumbles upon a neat strategy game, while in truth he's unknowingly hacked into a real-life war simulation. North American intelligence mistakes his game play as sign of an attack, causing havoc. On September 13th, Jason Yee will take us through the postmortem to explain how it all happened. We'll look at the metrics that exposed the problem, the logs that helped narrow down the issue, and the traces that pointed out exactly where everything started to unravel. 5:00 pm: Happy hour begins6:00 pm: WarGames postmortem discussion with Jason Yee6:30 pm: WarGames screening Stick around to nosh on delicious bites and brews while we screen the tech-thriller, WarGames. RSVP now for this fascinating look at how quickly a game of tic-tac-toe can escalate to the end of the world.
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