When you read a cybersecurity news article, you’ll probably encounter one of these images: a shadowy hacker in a hoody, a glowing digital lock symbol, or a neon screen full of 1s and 0s.
Indeed, the stock imagery for cybersecurity topics is pretty unoriginal and full of dumbed-down concepts that risks perpetuating misconceptions about hacking. But a new project is aiming to change this. Last week, a foundation from Hewlett-Packard’s co-founder announced a contest calling on artists to come up with images that can better represent topics in cybersecurity.
“There is a massive opportunity to improve the ways in which cybersecurity is communicated, taught, and visualized,” says the Cybersecurity Visuals Challenge from the Hewlett Foundation.
via RIP Hacker Hoodies? Competition Calls for Better Cybersecurity Art | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.
