Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:56:31 PM EDT

After watching the video, write a journal entry about how you think the media influences our understanding about cybersecurity. Also, the extra credit assignment (watching ten videos on the Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation Youtube channel, including the virtual tour and introduction of the research scientists) is described in the assignments section of Blackboard.  It’s due by midnight on (COMPLETED ALL VIDEO FOR EXTRA CREDIT)

Media play a huge role in society and how we view cybersecurity. Most individuals today are blind to what we need to keep our confidential information and data safe. Many movies today almost make it a fantasy of how cybersecurity professionals operate. For instance Karen Elazari pointed out that hexadecimal mean sixteen meaning that you can only view sixteen characters (0 to 9, A to F). In the movie scene it displayed a, g, o, and r in the hexadecimal. Many producers have the right concept just inaccurate examples.