Instructions:
Review the following photos through a human-centered cybersecurity framework. Create a meme for your favorite three, explaining what is going on in the individual’s or individuals’ mind(s).
A. Family and Cybersecurity
How my grandma sees me after I fixed her phone with a pop-up virus:
This meme falls under the Families and Cybersecurity section in the Human-centered
cybersecurity framework. It depicts how older people are more vulnerable to virus’ vs the
capabilities of those who are technologically adept.
B. Colleges and Cybersecurity
The face you make when your school paper gets a high “turn-it-in” score despite it tagging all the citations, you made to ‘not’ plagiarize:
This meme describes the current struggles of university students and their use of technology especially since the adaptation, criticism and policing of AI. This shows the irony of telling students to not use artificial intelligence for their school assignments but using artificial intelligence to check for that use. This approach by schools has been criticized for being very flawed, inaccurate and ironic.
C. Peer Networks and Cybersecurity
The face you make after trying to bake a cake for the first time and posting it on Instagram:
This meme highlights the feelings some people receive after going viral for something they did or liked and getting negative comments and malicious jokes. The use of ‘Instagram’ brings light to the growing issues of poorly moderated comments on its platform in comparison to other social media giants like “YouTube” and “TikTok”.
Sources:
Charlesdeluvio. (2018, February 7). Photo by Charlesdeluvio on unsplash. Black dog wearing blue denim collar photo – Free Animal Image on Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/black-dog-wearing-blue-denim-collar-K4mSJ7kc0As
Images, G. (2023, May 3). Photo by Getty Images on unsplash. photo – Computer Image on Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/concentrated-mature-caucasian-network-engineer-in-shirt-standing-at-open-server-cabinet-and-performing-security-check-using-laptop-7jSTwRoVD2s
Images, G. (2022, August 24). Photo by Getty Images on unsplash. photo – Laptop Image on Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/male-programmer-working-on-desktop-computer-with-many-monitors-at-office-in-software-develop-company-website-design-programming-and-coding-technologies-fxtpTGech0M