David Lauer has been an IT professional for over 10 years, mainly as a computer programmer. Bored with programming, he decided to become a Network Administrator. Now working as a Network Administrator, he has returned to college and has become A+ and Network+ certified. Long interested and professionally involved in security issues, Dave is currently working on his Security+ certification. As part of his involvement in computer security, he has long been interested in how people view computer "hackers" and how that picture compares to how "hackers" view themselves. I will discuss the image presented by the media of hackers in my talk. I will also be providing questionnaires, to document the "hacker" perspective on these issues.