I think that popular media portrays cybersecurity as an exciting battle between the hacker “bad guys” and the defender “good guys.” There are a lot of abstractions involved as well that attempt to make the action of a cyberattack more exciting for a lay audience. This is ironic, because the reality of cybersecurity is that…
Journal Entry #7
This meme is a reflection of the devastation that a ransomware attack has on many businesses. Ransomware’s pervasiveness is a reflection of the failures of both email and SMS as platforms where security is entirely dependent on the end user not to click links. I made this meme to reflect the fact that many websites…