A December marathon of all five Die Hard films makes for surprisingly valuable endpoint management research for cybersecurity professionals. The films are packed with Internet of Things vulnerabilities, social engineering and user governance failures. These plot twists are brought to you by the same risks we face today in an increasingly smart and interconnected world. The movies are more relevant than the hairstyles sported by the franchises cast members today than those of the cast members sported today than the haircuts sported in the films.”]