Quartz·3 min read·medium

Samsung ad fail: IT security is hardly chill, bro

Scott Smith
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The article critiques a Samsung advertisement featuring Tim Burton, arguing that the ad fails to realistically portray IT security in a professional environment. It suggests the 'brogrammer' aesthetic used by the company is disconnected from actual enterprise needs.

Samsung USA hoped to capitalize on millions of eyeballs on last night’s Oscars by continuing a recent campaign for its growing family of Galaxy smartphones, phablets and tablets. Situated in the (very, very brogrammer) office of a fictional game developer, the newest ad showed the development team sitting down with famed Goth director Tim Burton to kick some ideas around for a new game, “Unicorn Apocalypse,” relying heavily on their personal Galaxy devices to do business. Underneath the strained hipster dialog and over-the-top madhouse millennial office scenery was a buttoned-down message: your employees can have it all, without compromising IT security. Here’s a replay:

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