Media such as movies influences the public perception of hacking and related concepts in different ways. In the video linked with this assignment it is very clear that movies vary in the accuracy in their portrayal of hacking. Some movies with more accurate portrayals of how hacking works in real life can inspire people to want to become hackers (for good or bad reasons) such as how Hackers made the expert in the video, Keren Elazari, become interested in the field. While worse portrayals can make hacking seem like incomprehensible graphical jargon such as the weird programs and diagrams and 3D graphics seen in the Skyfall example. However, these scenes in movies also serve to spread awareness about techniques that hackers can and theoretically could use to attack our devices and data. This relates to cybersecurity and how these movies can spread awareness and fear of hacking to make us more cautious of the risks we put ourselves in. It sheds light on techniques such as how to check the Wi-Fi connection in the apartment complex with a device to warn not to connect to open networks as you never know if it’s a real network or a Pineapple looking to steal your data. The differing scenarios of the different hackers in media give a large viewpoint into hacking ethics for people who may not know much about hacking. For example, spreading light on CTF events (which I certainly did not know about until seeing the video), warning of system vulnerabilities, showing how easy it is to find written passwords, showing off ransomware, etc. In essence, media makes the different concepts of why people hack and how they hack more digestible for casual audiences which betters (or worsens depending on the portrayal) our understanding of hacking concepts and how we can rethink our cybersecurity to help protect ourselves against them.