brings computer to flu shot clinic...

found on i can has cheezburger

unfortunately, some people actually think this way. it's hard to imagine how people who are so technologically impaired can ever become more secure.

i'd like a meat-lover's pizza

from here (image source)

advertising job openings at the TSA on pizza boxes? i didn't think i could respect an authority figure any less than i did TSA agents before. i was wrong. some people get their driver's license from a cracker jack box, others get their career from a pizza box.

your victim is in another castle

a knife can be a pretty good weapon in some circumstances, but you gotta figure there are things that can trump a knife and you can probably find some pretty conveniently in a convenience store. or as this blogger put it - don't bring a knife to a beer fight

war on macgyver reaches new heights

from here (source article)

knee-jerk attempts to protect people frequently result in ridiculous outcomes. think twice, do once.

what cyber-weapons aren't

from here (source image one, two, three, and four)

that fourth panel nearly got me. technically the gauss malware could theoretically be affected by magnets, but you couldn't selectively affect just the gauss malware - it would wipe out everything else too.

perfectly safe airlines

from the makers of snuggley the security bear. i didn't realize mark fiore had a youtube channel.

i spy with my little blimp

from here

i can't help but think a spy blimp would be a little too conspicuous, even at high altitude. the size just gives it away.

scams aren't just an email problem

found on very demotivational

in case you're having difficulty reading that letter, it starts:

Please forgive my presumption in contacting you in this way, but I would like to request your help. You...

while what's depicted is technically an anime rather than an historical document, it is a classic example of how a 419 / nigerian / advanced feee fraud style of scam letter is composed. it highlights the fact that such scams can work just as well with a physical letter as they do in an email. in fact, the formal wording may actually seem that much more approriate in the context of a physical letter. it's not hard to believe, then, that such scams have been around for a very, very long time.

cybercrime costs

from here (source article)

i remember a time when one company said there were 200,000 viruses and another company came along and said no there were 300,000 viruses.

that kind of math may fly when counting malware, but it really shouldn't when it comes to money.

security marketing fail (possibly NSFW)

from here (source tweet and image)

thanks to @infosecjerk for tweeting his (not unreasonable) reaction to this picture originally tweeted by @pertermannmc. i don't know whose bright idea this paint job was, but i can't unsee what @infosecjerk called it.