whatever floats your improvised shield

found on thechive

i just think it's funny to see a conflict between a conventionally armed police force and a bunch of protesters wielding inflatable toys. the cops sure know how to take the air out of their balloons

what we have here is a failure to communicate

tweeted by @areino

and the number one reason we still think of security as failing all the time is... the huge disconnect between the people who know security and the people who make decisions. they delegate responsibility but not authority and expect good things to happen.

obsessive compulsive security

from here (source image)

you really have to wonder, sometimes, who this sort of thing is supposed to stop

Denial of Bicycle attack

found on memebase

i doubt anyone would do that to their own bike, but i could see someone doing it to their enemy's bike

cyber, cyber, cyber... cyber, cyber, cyber...

tweeted by @oncee

some people think cyber is one of the most overused words (is it really a word on it's own and not just a prefix?) in the security jargon lexicon.

the authorities are so cute when they're small

found on the metapicture

go head and read that with david attenborough's voice.

you have to do everything right

found on failbook

bobby clearly has a very strong password. unfortunately, that's not enough. you also have to avoid getting tricked into giving your password to others. unfortunately it sometimes seems that when it comes to protecting yourself you have to do everything right.

protection win?

from here (source image)

never underestimate the power of deterrence.

are you team edward?

found on google image search

i admit it, i'm kinda jealous. i had the idea to do this some time ago but never got around to it. now someone has beaten me to it. someone's even making merchandise off of this.

online store item page

i guess the only thing left is for me to write spylight fan fiction. maybe i'll call it "50 fibs each day"

sound like a familiar business model to you?

tweeted by @mortman

in theory, if this were open source then the backdoor would be findable, but that doesn't mean people would actually look for it.