One method that has been found to work in favor of human psychology, and of special interest in the case of online learning, where student motivation is at a higher stake, would be to present such content as memorable and relatable situations to the reader, using some form of fictional storytelling. Although the educational approach tends to be highly technical and practical, it cannot be avoided that some understanding and memorizing of the core concepts is necessary beforehand. The findings in relation to previous studies of cybersecurity discourse and the implications for informal learning and threat perception are discussed.Ĭomputer security is an important part of the computer science (CS) curriculum in all kinds of universities. threats are covered without linking them to topical events, as is otherwise typical of news reports. the “I love you” virus), newspaper representations of cyber threats largely exemplify “amplification without the event,” i.e. Finally, parallel to coverage of particular topical events (e.g. cumulatively more threats are added to the cybersecurity discourse, although attention to particular threats is sometimes restricted in time). government agencies and companies as threats), and the diversification and hyping of threats (i.e. nations and warfare as threats), the organization-ification of threats (i.e. the amount of coverage has increased) and quality, as three general trends have been observed: the state-ification and militarization of threats (i.e. Fourth, newspaper coverage of cyber threats has changed over time, in both quantity (i.e. For example, this study finds the meaning of “hacking” in the media to be more diversified and nuanced than previously assumed (e.g. Third, this study, given its general approach, provides insights into media representations of particular cyber threats. While generic themes such as attack and warfare are mostly specified in terms of their modality, they sometimes are not, leaving the representation vague. Second, the representation of cyber threats varies in specificity. First, the Swedish newspaper cybersecurity discourse covers multiple threats in total, 34 themes (present in at least 4% of articles) have been identified. whether articles address topical events and, if so, which ones. attack, crime, and warfare) are specified in context how cyber-threat coverage has changed over time and the event orientation of the coverage, i.e. unauthorized access or manipulation) to what extent ambiguous themes (e.g. The study analyzes these threats along several dimensions: their modality (e.g. The study provides a text-near and detailed analysis of the threats covered. The sample comprises 1269 articles from three newspapers (Aftonbladet, Göteborgs-Posten, and Svenska Dagbladet) covering 25 years (1995–2019). This paper explores how cyber threats are represented in Swedish newspapers.
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