too good to be true

directly from failbook

the person who submitted this one to failbook nailed the quintessential part of a scam dead on when they made the title "too good to be true". i really can't add more except to try to draw more people's attention to the concept.

hungry hungry burglar

photo found on failblog

only as strong as it's weakest link

via there i fixed it

they say security is only as strong as the weakest link. i think it's pretty obvious where the weak link is here.

cracking for dummies

thanks to eric butler for finding this.

firesheep, of course, isn't supposed to require any skills whatsoever to use. unfortunately, no matter how simple you make something, there will always be people that don't understand. i guess firesheep isn't quite ready for the script kiddies yet.

SYN/ACK DoS explanation

thanks to mikko hypponen for drawing my attention to this one. i wish i could read the artist's signature so i could give this the attribution it deserves.

strange bedfellows

from the inimitable XKCD

i think randall munroe has really struck on something here. why is a mob which relies on anonymity as it's defense against the authorities so interested in helping a group dedicated to revealing secrets? it's definitely peculiar.

getting away - ur doin it wrong

Bomber FAIL - watch more funny videos

well, the embed code contains the link to the original, but found it on failblog

i'm going to go ahead and call this a lolthreat, because really that bad guy was laughable.

are you fit to fly?

from failblog

you've got to admit, it's a very clever marketing gimmick. why can't more marketing be funny and non-deceptive like this?

dilbert on airport security

from dilbert.com

i can't decide whether that is more or less invasive than touching your junk.

sneaky drive-by download pages

credit, of course, goes to @paperghost