situational awareness: because you never know...

found on thechive

never forget where you are or what kind of threats might be out there, or you might wind up having your own brown trouser moment.

let 'em squirm

shared on G+ by zdig one (thanks to paul ferguson for bringing it to my attention)

it's funny because it's true

you can trust government

found on the hacker news

just because you can doesn't mean you should, however. their interests are not the same as yours, nor are they necessarily aligned with yours.

just because someone else is doing it doesn't make it OK

found on roflrazzi

now if we can just get morgan freeman to type his name into prism

don't steal me, please

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

locking up a wheel doesn't work that well for bikes, i'm not sure why anyone would expect different for a car. sometimes security measures only seem to keep honest people honest.

"security"

so apparently you can get past security by pretending to be part of security. great.

much like people dressing up like armoured car personnel when robbing banks, so long as you look the part nobody checks your credentials

the privacy implications of wearables

found on penny arcade

thankfully, unlike assholes, not everyone has glass yet. if you happen to acquire this kind of wearable computing device - don't be a glasshole.

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