mr robot

If you like a good hacker flick, check out the TV series Mr Robot. It is one of those shows that starts strong and ends even better. Rami Malek’s character, Elliot, is a genius hacker working at a cyber security company. In S1E1, the largest corporation in the country (who Elliot’s company happens to have as a client) is infiltrated by a powerful virus. And so the plot begins.

I loved this quote about needing to expose a vulnerability before you can patch it. It’s very much like our incredibly complex web of thought patterns and loops. Our systems get hacked by insidious little thought viruses that take advantage of the insecurities in the systems. Our own powerful systems then amplify and spread the virus throughout the network. Once the process is begun, the only way out is through. Exposing the vulnerability, bringing our stories to light, so we can repair and rewire. It’s time to start hacking back!