A personal favorite trope of hacker stock photos is the dark void inside of a hoodie. They all look like the wraiths from Lord of the Rings, but with Mark Zuckerberg’s fashion sense.
This is my all-time favorite hacker stock photo. It takes the theme anonymity to an entirely new level. A body suit, hat, sunglasses—and I always wonder if his badge says hacker on it.
This hacker is actually willing to show his face. How brazen. And, in case you didn’t realize what was going on, “hacked” is spelled out on one of this two laptops.
This photo is basically a two-for. This unsavory character is labeled as a hacker, but the eyepatch and ruffled shirt clearly point to him being a pirate. Your MacBook won’t stand a chance.
The youth is at risk!
A common visual metaphor for hacking and security breaches is the gloved hand of a cybercriminal reaching through the screen of a laptop.
This guy is actually suspended from the ceiling a la Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible.
Clearly, crime pays well enough that this guy could afford a nice suit.
Unlocked or broken locks are a staple of hacker stock photos.
The lesson here is that doom awaits those who do not take proper precautions in defending their data.
Erin Carson is a Staff Reporter for CNET and a former Multimedia Editor for TechRepublic.
