Hello, this is Dain Oh in South Korea. As our readers already know, The Readable publishes original content whether it is a news article or an image. I have been a strong advocate for quality images, especially regarding news articles. Good images give readers joy and reduce the costs of reading by delivering the essential message through visualization. In addition, I do believe that one of the things that damage cybersecurity journalism is the dreary images of locks that are widely used by news organizations with low budgets and indifference.
The Readable goes through several discussions with designers before publishing news articles. Our designers, Areum Hwang and Sangseon Kim, have been doing excellent work and changing the paradigm of cybersecurity journalism with the power of quality images. Below are the 10 images that we picked as a review of this year. Each designer picked 3 images and the journalists, Kuksung Nam and I, picked 2 images each. I have also included the links to the original reporting under each image. If you are curious about the stories behind the images, please click the links provided.
1. New stealer BlackGuard appeared on the dark web with strict criticism by forum users
To read the original reporting, click here.
2. South Korea teens under investigation for hacking exam answers
To read the original reporting, click here.
3. Korean government’s cloud computing policy draws sharp criticism from lawmakers
To read the original reporting, click here.
4. Police arrests two suspects in Philippines for phone scam
To read the original reporting, click here.
5. State audit and intelligence agency
To read the original reporting, click here.
6. Korean telecom giant leaked its staff information onto the dark web
To read the original reporting, click here.
7. [Perspective] The FUD against a payment solution
To read the original reporting, click here.
8. Raccoon stealer is back on track
To read the original reporting, click here.
9. South Korean army captain accused of leaking military secrets to North Korean spies
To read the original reporting, click here.
10. Security expert turned black hat, selling 400K houses’ private videos
To read the original reporting, click here. The image was also used for this reporting: Smart home hacks under scrutiny as South Korean authorities dive in
