It’s time to take ownership of our image

Summary: Trail of Bits is launching a "Hacker Anthology" repository of stock photos and video of real security professionals, starting with footage of its own employees and a hacker typer script it made last year. The post says the author will be in Las Vegas for Blackhat and Defcon and will hire a photographer for a few hours to build the portfolio if there is enough interest.
What you should know: The post argues that narrow stock imagery of hackers - from the laughable to the absurd - overshadows the fact that many hackers are security professionals serving a critical function in the economy, and that a real-asset repository might shift public perception and show aspiring hackers they could join the ranks.

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