Showing posts with label cat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cat. Show all posts

Monday, June 5, 2023

Authorized Pets Only

found on Reddit

Having seen how difficult face recognition can be in humans, I don't have a lot of faith in this application either. Among all the other problems, have fun enrolling your pets when they're soaking wet, because that's what they're going to look like when they want in in a hurry.

Friday, May 19, 2023

The price for invading my privacy is extreme awkwardness

found on ImgFlip


If the NSA is in your threat model, putting a cover over your webcam won't be enough. They have many other ways of peering into the dark recesses of your life.

Friday, April 28, 2023

Can you spot the big cat?

found on Izismile

Hiding in plain sight has benefits for both attackers and defenders. That's why nature is full of examples of camouflage.

Friday, March 17, 2023

And the mouse is next

from here and here (image source)

Little does this attack cat know that it's already got the red dot in it's fuzzy little paws. It's right there attached to the gun.

Thursday, March 2, 2023

We already got a room

from here and here

You might not think animals care about privacy, but these two definitely look like they'd rather you weren't interrupting them. And since they clearly do have a room (they're on the bed, after all) maybe you should just leave them alone and let them do their thing. I'm sure they're old enough in cat years.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Checking for unauthorized treats

found on Dump A Day

Who better to locate unauthorized treats than a pack of ravenous kittens?

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Never underestimate your adversaries


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You wouldn't leave the key in the lock if you were locking up a person, so why do so when you're locking up a cat? 

Monday, January 9, 2023

Cyber threats come in all shapes and sizes

found on FailBlog

If it's not squirrels chewing through power and telco lines, it's Mr. Whiskers here chomping down on the edge of the screen and breaking it. Animals can be threats too. Don't underestimate your adversaries, especially the cute ones you might never have suspected even were adversaries.

Friday, December 30, 2022

Never underestimate your adversaries

found on I Heart Cats

You don't expect this behaviour from a cat, usually it's the other way around, however I have known a cat that terrorized the neighborhood dogs such that their owners would pick them up and carry them past the cat owner's house when walking their dogs, so I know sometimes it happens.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

Cat Unlocks Back Door To Let Locked-Out Owner Inside


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So, it's not like you've got a super secure home if you happen to have sliding glass doors, but I'm sure you'd expect an intruder to have to do more than just tap on the glass and convince this furry accomplice to let them in. This cat owner has an insider threat problem on 4 legs.

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Respect My Privacy shirt

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Asking that people respect your privacy is getting harder and harder these days, but how can anyone argue with a cute kitten flipping you the bird? 

Monday, August 22, 2022

Don't try anything fishy

found on Acid Cow

Security cat is going to be watching you swipe your card very carefully, so there better not be any funny business or things will get hairy.

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

In ur devicez, spreadin meowlware

from here and here (image source)

From the looks of it, pair programming can be useful even if you're just modding scripts.

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Did the CIA Really Try to use Cats as Spies?


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Just think, if cats had been trainable we wouldn't be complaining about Alexa listening in on us in our own homes because we'd have started that decades earlier with Fluffy and Mr. Whiskers.

Monday, May 16, 2022

Who's gonna tell him?

found on Izismile

On the one hand, the bear is very clearly not blending in well enough to hide from a predator. On the other hand, his only predator is man, who would be hunting him with a gun, and while the cat and owl may be concealed, the bear has at least partial cover. 

Thursday, March 31, 2022

It's not Netcat either

from here (image source)

Fuzzing, or fuzz testing (who calls it that?) isn't about sticking a cat in the computer, however I suspect you may get some of the same random/invalid inputs if you try this.

Friday, March 25, 2022

Beware of attack cat

found on Evil Milk

Who says it has to be dogs that are man's best friend? With the proper motivation, a cat can do much of the same things a dog does. Including attacking uninvited guests. While you might need to issue commands to the dog, obviously the cat just needs you to paint the target with a laser.

Friday, December 10, 2021

I feel more secure already

found on Reddit

I have mixed feelings about this. There are at least 2 different ways to interpret it.

  1. If they can't even get the dog part right then I don't hold out much hope for the security part
  2. Maybe this is an example of "You keep what you kill"

Monday, November 1, 2021

Purrivacy Please

found on I Can Has Cheezburger Animals

If you don't give privacy, you probably shouldn't expect to get privacy.

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Just have to be stealthier than the guy next to you

found on Izismile

Similar to the old adage about only having to be faster than the guy next to you when trying to outrun a bear, but in this case it's the one that blends in better that has the advantage.

(The original photo, sans caption, appears to have come from this Reddit post, at least according to The Dodo)