…there comes a hacker! Drinking Coca-Cola, eating pizza, watching Matrix and with no particular education.
This is how an average hacker is like. At least in the eyes of my friends.
I spoke to 20 people from outside cyber security industry. I was curious to know what the general impression about the mysterious hacker figure is.
Perhaps this profession could use some public relations.
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First things first. Where does a hacker come from? Well… my responders have no doubt the Cold War has never gone away. Captain America
takes the stand!
It’s obviously a man (95% of votes). A young one. 25 years old.
Quite surprisingly, our young American pal dropped out of school. Somewhere around getting secondary education diploma (95%
of responds!).
Plenty of time to take up some hobby, right? Looks like our protagonist
is living the dream. His passion is hacking and technology (70%).
25-years old American pal with no particular education having fun with computers. Having fun exactly where? Where do you spend your nights My Friend?
Well, some would bet it’s a basement (10%), others believe they live with their parents (10%). Some see them squatting (15%).
Most however, see them clearly in a small, dingy apartment in a regular block (50%).
Whatever the place they drink either Coca-Cola (75%!), Red Bull (20%)
or Sprite (5%).
Calories are being supplemented also through pizza (53%), McDonald’s (18%) or an instant soup (17%).
They do not feast alone though! No, no, no. There is cat squinting from behind the monitor (53%). Or a hamster (25%). Or a rat (10%).
Finally, cinematography. What could be this one movie? The favorite one? The one and only?
Matrix obviously (45%)! Star Wars is fun as well (25%) and James Bond might reveal some aspirations (20%).
Generally speaking, doesn’t look like a healthy and outgoing character.
Don’t you think?
