Security through nagging

found on Dump A Day

Just like there is no security through obscurity, there's no security through nagging either. If nagging worked, you'd still have the option to opt out of windows update.

what does privacy mean to you?

from here

i really hope people wake up to the fact that privacy is about more than their banal masturbatory practices.

too high security

found on i raff i ruse

while complex passwords certainly help keep things secure, there is also certainly a point of diminishing returns where additional complexity does more to thwart you than it would an attacker. a 100 character password isn't going to stop any more attackers than a 50 character password would, but it's at least two times the nightmare to try and enter it properly.

lulzsec in the memes

from the art of trolling

if you don't get the funny, that's because it's actually an infographic - in fact, the above is just a preview of the infographic. the full thing is here.

it's interesting that they used nyan cat's crap rainbow to represent leaked info. it gives a whole new meaning to data extrusion.

viruses vs knowledge

thanks to @Luis_Corrons and @jcanto for bringing this to my attention

it's virus day at secmeme, and it's also the day that i admit that graphs can be funny.