{"id":325,"date":"2025-10-25T04:27:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/?p=325"},"modified":"2025-10-25T04:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:27:23","slug":"cyse201-journal-entry-8-how-media-shapes-our-understanding-of-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/2025\/10\/25\/cyse201-journal-entry-8-how-media-shapes-our-understanding-of-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"CYSE201 Journal Entry 8: How Media Shapes Our Understanding of Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After watching the YouTube video <em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_ojA5OqOKYo&amp;t=1s\">Scientists Rate 65 Scenes from Movies and TV<\/a>,\u201d<\/em> it is a great reminder of\u00a0how much media can distort our perception of cybersecurity and hacking culture. As someone who\u2019s only recently developed a passion for tech and cybersecurity, I can relate to the initial belief that hacking is all about flashy visuals, rapid typing, and dramatic hacking breakthroughs. Hollywood often portrays it as thrilling and glamorous, but the reality is much more tedious\u00a0and time-consuming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I appreciated about the video was how the experts didn\u2019t just criticize inaccuracies; they also acknowledged when certain scenes got it right. Real cybersecurity work involves patience, deep technical knowledge, and a lot of behind-the-scenes effort. It\u2019s not always exciting, but it\u2019s the precision and effectiveness that truly matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media portrayals can lead to unrealistic expectations and a lack of understanding about what cybersecurity professionals actually do. They can also influence how seriously people take digital threats. Dramatizations can spark interest in the field; however,&nbsp;it\u2019s important to pair that excitement with accurate information. A more realistic view helps people appreciate the complexity of cybersecurity and the importance of protecting our digital world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After watching the YouTube video \u201cScientists Rate 65 Scenes from Movies and TV,\u201d it is a great reminder of\u00a0how much media can distort our perception of cybersecurity and hacking culture. As someone who\u2019s only recently developed a passion for tech and cybersecurity, I can relate to the initial belief that hacking is all about flashy&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/2025\/10\/25\/cyse201-journal-entry-8-how-media-shapes-our-understanding-of-cybersecurity\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":31179,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions\/326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/afieldseportfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}