On The Internet Of Things Nothing Will Be Up To Date

from here

You think people will be anymore conscientious about updating their refrigerators than they are about updating their word processors?

Privacy Monitor

The actual instructions for this can be found on Instructables. I'm surprised I haven't heard of anyone doing this to a laptop screen so that they can enjoy watching porn on airplanes. Although, if you're a road warrior, this could also help avoid shoulder surfers from seeing confidential info too.

Better Not Be Storing Passwords In Plaintext Form

from here

If your bank is enforcing simplicity requirements instead of complexity requirements, maybe you should find a safer bank.

Don't Call It A Pentest

tweeted by Steven Maske

Thanks to Steven Maske for tweeting this comic about the gross misunderstanding about relationship between a vulnerability scan and a penetration test - hint: it's like the difference between signing your name with an X and writing a Shakespearean sonnet.

"Military Grade": The True Story Of Agent.BTZ

from here and here

Obviously, "Military Grade" doesn't mean what you think it means.

Scared Of Webcam Hackers?

link to tweet

Thanks to Maarten Boone for tweeting this visual gag and caption. I'd probably just put something over the webcam, but that's me.

They Don't Call Them Security Suites For Nothing

from here

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. So what do people have that makes them think all AV looks like a signature-based scanner?

How To Deal With A Computer Virus

tweeted by Heather Brooke

Thanks to Heather Brooke for tweeting this photo of a security advice column parody appearing in a print publication.

The Post-It Note Password Fail Is Passé

from here

In this day of ubiquitous photography and videography, a lowly post-it note on it's own where few people will ever really see it can't hold a candle to password fails that get broadcast on international television or plastered all over the Internet.

What Is Two Factor Authentication?

tweeted by Eugene Kaspersky

Thanks to Eugene Kaspersky for tweeting this cartoon demonstrating one of the rarer forms (since it doesn't include a password) of two factor authentication comprised of both token-based authentication (at least 2 different kinds) and biometric authentication (seemingly 4 different kinds, including dental authentication? wow).