Seussian Security

A program is scanning.
It finds software that's bad.
A person is searching.
He aims to stop the cads.
That's all well and good when programs find code threats.
And nothing goes wrong when folks stop john doe threats.

But it isn't too good when programs and people
Start getting misused against each others evil.
Programs, not people, stop threats that are dumb
And people, not programs, stop threats from someone.
So, when folks get their hands full with threats that are stupid,
And programs gets used on threats that are lucid,
They both wind up failing to keep our stuff safe.
SO...

I'm warning you, now! Know your defense's place.

(inspired by Dr. Seuss' "Sleep Book" and Richard Clarke's restatement of the complaint that AV and firewalls don't stop Chinese attackers)

obvious sign is obvious

from failblog

of all the things to put on a hacked road sign, that's got to be the most completely uncreative option possible. probably has a dog named "dog", as well.

i can haz all ur monees?

from failblog (as if that wasn't painfully obvious)

looks like the threat of violence was an empty promise. all things considered, perhaps the gun was empty too. don't rely too much on a bluff, there's always someone willing to call it.

tightening the security belt

from stewpig

i wonder if this moron is using a chain to hold up his pants. normally stealing a chained up bike would require bolt cutters but this one would probably only take a box cutter.

ai had a mask but ai broked it

found on failblog

you'd think this guy would have at least tried to put the mask on before he entered the store.

bicycle APT

from failblog

well look at that. it seems like the bike owner used fairly standard practices to secure the bike but they weren't good enough against a skilled and persistent attacker. the APT of the bike world, or maybe just a case of "Standard Techniques Failed Us" (STFU)

laughter is the best anti-virus

from roflrazzi

i don't know that laughter can actually prevent or eliminate computer viruses yet, but laughing at your misfortune when you get a virus is a heck of a lot less destructive than panicking.

it's a trap!

from buttersafe (thanks to the folks at eset for pointing in out)

it's difficult to overstate how easy it is to fall for some of the threats out there, but many more have tell-tale clues and some are just downright obvious. keep your wits about you and if it seems too good to be true just remember what admiral ackbar says

i'z in ur shower, maekin a kleen getaway

yeah, so, uh, i guess that's a perfectly natural thing to do. break into a house and think to yourself "i feel dirty".

collecting badness

thanks to graham cluley for the great tweet

obviously someone forgot that an email address meant for receiving bad things is VERY different from a normal address where those bad things get filtered out at many points before even reaching the address.