What Hollywood gets right and wrong about hacking

Catherine Flick, De Montfort University Spoiler warnings for Mr. Robot, Arrow, and Blackhat… Technology is everywhere we look, so it’s no surprise that the films and TV we enjoy are similarly obsessed. That’s not to say they manage to get it right when it comes to portraying tech accurately however – and one of their worst areas is computer hacking. I’ve been a Linux system administrator in and out of industry for 20 years. That means I ensure all kinds of interne