Watch this video and pay attention to the way that movies distort hackers. After watching the video, write a journal entry about how you think the media influences our understanding of cybersecurity. Hacker Rates 12 Hacking Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? – YouTube

Media has influenced our understanding of cybersecurity to be that of a foreign concept. It’s been forged to be something that’s so deeply complex that we shouldn’t think about it. With movies, cybersecurity’s considered important only for large organizations like banks and governments instead of it affecting everyone. Furthermore, hackers can hack anything in a few minutes, perfectly without errors, and will know exactly what systems are in place for any computer they sit at. In reality, while cybersecurity is complex, it’s something that affects everyone every day and people need to become aware of what cybersecurity is compared to what they watch.