passwords are like dollars

passwords are like dollars, so stop trying to give the same one to many people or you'll pay more in the end.

(inspiration)

tricky malware just gives up

from here

that's something that amuses me about malware - as more and more of it uses virtual machine detection to try and fool analysts into thinking there's nothing bad in there, they're basically opting out of doing anything in the environment i'm increasingly doing my work in.

add-ons

from memebase

well, usability/utility is part of the parkerian hexad; so even if none of those toolbars are spyware or potentially unwanted programs (the probability of which seems vanishingly small), there's still arguably a security issue here.

password hint

from memebase

while technologically impaired duck is sure to have some security related items from time to time, i really wish there was one specifically for lack of security awareness.

i'z in ur cockpit...

from here (source image)

it's hard to take the military seriously when they can't even defend themselves against malware

ai can haz anti-virus?

from here (source image)

(inspiration - yes, that's right, they've been hit by a virus and they haven't been able to get rid of it)

cybercrime fail parade

from here (original story on sophos' blog)

how badly can one guy fail at being a criminal? pretty badly, it seems.

system update broke system

from here

system images may seem like a hassle, but not as big of a hassle as trying to deal with a system that no longer functions properly.

i don't know where it's been

from dilbert.com

this is pretty much the reaction people ought to have to flash drives, but i know they never will.

security idiot

don't wanna be a security idiot
don't wanna use the same password everywhere
don't wanna let some stranger see my pin code
or infect my system with malware

welcome to a new kind of problem
constant threats and no one can stop them
where computers aren't meant to be ok
keyloggers, rootkits, spear phishing
kids are the ones we keep wishing
were still our primary foes

well maybe i'm infected with viruses
i'm not part of the protection business
finding threats in every nook and recess
our illusions have shattered into pieces

welcome to a new kind of problem
constant threats and no one can stop them
where computers aren't meant to be ok
keyloggers, rootkits, spear phishing
kids are the ones we keep wishing
were still our primary foes

don't wanna be a security idiot
clicking links controlled by the bad guys
installing updates that came unrequested
or falling for telephone support scams

welcome to a new kind of problem
constant threats and no one can stop them
where computers aren't meant to be ok
keyloggers, rootkits, spear phishing
kids are the ones we keep wishing
were still our primary foes

(this is, of course, a parody of the following song)