Straight from dingy apartment…

…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!

Where does a hacker come from?

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?

Regular apartment in a regular block in a regular city.

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%).

Pizza & Coca-Cola. Living the dream.

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?

Badass.

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?