Keep Calm Because You Can't Scare The Chief Information Security Officer shirt

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Now, I'm not sure if this is supposed to mean scaring the CISO is impossible or if it's supposed to mean you must never ever do it. I kinda think it's the latter because I can't imaging a CISO I couldn't scare.

The dankest privacy setting

found on Privacy Memes

What I think the take-away here is is that there's a Tumblr dedicated to privacy memes. Clearly I'm not the only one who thinks using memes to promote important concepts like security or privacy is a good idea. I might be the only one persistent enough to keep at it for a decade, however.

Longer Passwords Make Stronger Passwords

found on the Boston University website

I don't know about you but

Longer Passwords Make Stronger Passwords

seems like a pretty good catch phrase to me, even beyond the Keep Calm meme above, and good catch phrases (especially ones that also provide good advice) bear repeating.

Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe

tweeted by @SoldierUK

Thanks to @SoldierUK for tweeting this variation of the Keep Calm poster detailing a tried and true security strategy. And like any good Keep Calm variant, it makes a good catch phrase too.

Keep Calm And Make Backups

from here

I thought I was being clever until I saw the URL for this when it was generated. Then I realized I was the 11th person to make a keep calm poster about making backups. On the plus side, 10 other people thought this was a good idea to share around.

Keep Calm But Get Protected

from here

This phrase was originally tweeted by Lysa Myers about Android ransomware, but really, is there a context where this advice doesn't work?

Also, apparently the folks at the keep calm-o-matic have figured out how to turn these images into actual merchandise so if you want a mug or a coaster or something with this picture on it, click the link.

keep calm from defcon

tweeted by violet blue

longer passwords make stronger passwords

found on google image search

it's not quite a "keep calm and carry on" sort of saying, but i think it works anyway.

keep patching and stay secure

found on zazzle

zazzle user mindfulsecurity has a few of these as actual merchandise you can buy.

it is backed up, isn't it? ISN'T IT?

found on google image search

if there's one thing that should definitely enhance your calm, it's knowing that the data you just lost can be retrieved from backups.

keep calm

found on decodeingress

thanks to martin mckeay for bringing this to my attention. i wonder what other security-related variations of the keep calm meme could be made.

keep calm and wait, what?

tweeted by marcus carey

you've seen those "keep calm and carry on" signs, right? well, this one is exactly what the bad guys would want you to do.