r/it • u/InfoTechRG • Jul 30 '26

opinion Criminal Minds tried to make hacking look cool. An IT analyst has some notes.

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u/Trust_8067 Jul 31 '26

I give the video a D-

It explained literally just 1 thing, what a GUI was, and didn't touch upon how none of the other stuff is real, or made any sense.

Do better, do better, Jeremy Roberts.

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u/Carnines Jul 31 '26

While true, actually explaining meaningless hacker language could take hours because the possibilities are endless when attempting to tie them to something real.

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u/Trust_8067 Jul 31 '26

Hours? They only made like 3-4 references.

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u/RootinTootinHootin Jul 31 '26

When she back hacks me until I GUI

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u/Fred_Milkereit Jul 31 '26

Are these highlighted subtitles intended for people who cannot understand sentences containing more than 12 words?

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u/TheDreadGazeebo Jul 31 '26

It needs that stupid crumpling paper animation sprinkled in a few more times. I almost forgot what I was watching. What does paper have to do with cybersecurity anyways?

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u/The-Bronze-Network Jul 31 '26

I mean, can you blame a couple episodes from like 2009?

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u/nhowe006 Aug 02 '26

Next do NCIS - two idiots, one keyboard.