reinforcing the security = inconvenience stereotype

from dilbert.com

i see no reason why security HAS to be inherently inconvenient, but i know it often turns out to be that way.

i don't always try out new software

from here

this is just something i thought up during one of those rare moments when i was actually trying out a new piece of software, and that really is how i do it.

green eggs and DRM

from virtual shackles

aside from having a soft spot in my heart for dr. seuss, i think this displays a couple of important points about DRM. not only how it's an anti-consumer technology that works against the users' interests, but also how people often don't care if they're given a compelling enough reward for abandoning their interests. sort of like people giving up their passwords for a candy bar.

if you ruin people's lives..

if you ruin people's lives and tear apart families over a problematic self-serve checkout then you might be a security idiot.

(inspiration, if you can call this story inspirational)

perspective

from sinfest

in actuality this is the first part in a 6 part story arc that delves into the topic of sensitive info and the need to keep it confidential (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6). strangely enough it has kind of a happy ending, not unlike the revelation that hbgary wound up benefiting from the attack by anonymous. go figure, i guess there are bigger things in this world than just security.

problem phone support scammers?

from memebase after dark (where they use the naughty words)

i'm sure eventually the scammers who call you up and trick you into giving them remote access of your machine (they're like the manual version of scareware) will figure out a script for exploiting mac users too, but as far as i know right now they assume you've got a pc. i suppose you could always lie to them and tell them you have webtv.

Y U NO HAVE PATCHES

from here

i realize there are times when applying security patches can be troublesome, but it really is important to make your best effort.

i'z in ur emael..

from here

because someone out there is about as smart as a bag of hammers. go to the link? what link? where see link? must have left it in your other pants/email.

not bieber fever, more like bieber diarrhea

from the art of trolling

if this nightmare isn't enough to make you appreciate both filesystem permissions and backups then i don't know what is. "you can still use them" indeed. you can use them if you never want to sleep again.

(i broke the picture up because it was so large in one direction that every image host i tried scaled the original single image down to the point where you couldn't make out the words or even the biebers - though that might have been a good thing)

if you're concerned about the strength of your password...

if you're concerned about the strength of your password instead of the strength of your passwords, then you might be a security idiot.

(inspiration: "my password better be secure, since i use it in so many places")