Only cowards do it over the phone

from here

This article doesn't say it in so many words, but the description of what Office Depot was doing is basically the same as a tech support scam. The most frustrating part of tech support scams is that I can't reach through the phone and throttle the person on the other end.

Oh, I'm sure they'll never trace that

from here

It's interesting to read about malware that is technically clever but operationally dumb.

That's a little too dangerous for me

found on Imgflip

System administrators hate him

found on Stickley On Security blog

There's got to be a better way to get your kicks than risking your ... data.

I'd prefer to live LESS dangerously

found on the Black Hills InfoSec blog

I remember when macro viruses were running rampant. Let's not have a repeat of that, m'kay?

The more people do it the more dangerous it becomes

found on Rahul Kumar's blog

There are certainly those who believe AV should be abandoned altogether and cite their own experiences not getting compromised while not using AV as evidence. But those are merely anecdotes and they don't reflect the fact that part of what keeps those people safe is all the other people who ARE using AV and making it harder for malware to flourish long enough for those who aren't to be exposed to it.

In biology this is called herd immunity. It only works so long as a certain minimum threshold is maintained and telling people to abandon their AV threatens to bring the number down below that threshold and make things worse for everyone.

Which One Gets Your Security Sloppy Seconds?

from here

Although it's definitely not a good idea to reuse your password, it's also clearly not that likely to bite you on the ass otherwise a lot more people would be trying to avoid it.