Script Kiddies Get Way Too Much Respect These Days

from here

It's a crazy world we live in where any sufficiently advanced attacker is indistinguishable from a script kiddie.

Dear Diary, I Hope No One Reads This

tweeted by @kroppzoich2011

Thanks to @kroppzoich2011 for tweeting this German cartoon. Based on my recollection of cursive script and some struggles with Google Translate, I believe the words read:

Dear Diary,

My friend Obama has promised me firmly that my phone is no longer bugged!! That is so sweet of him!

Of course, we know how that turned out, don't we. German government staff being accused of spying for the US. Germany ditching Email in favour of typewriters, and various other countermeasures.

They Don't Call Them Duh-faults For Nothing

from here

If you're lazy, bad guys will probably get around to compromising you before you get around to protecting yourself.

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

tweeted by Rob Rosenberger

Thanks to Rob Rosenberger for sharing this Condescending Wonka meme highlighting the futility of military infosec policies.

If You're Just Passing Wind, Go To A Conference

from here (source image)

Thanks to Chris Wysopal for tweeting this picture of some interesting signage juxtaposition.

Overly Attached Girlfriend Takes On The NSA

I wondered what Laina thought of the NSA. Seems I have my answer.

Does This Surveillance State Make Me Look Fat?

from here

Thanks to Alex Girard for bringing this 'important' issue to my attention. I can only hope they start asking this on Fox News so that that demographic starts raising a stink about privacy.

Overly Attached Intelligence Community

tweeted by Renegade Cowboy

Thanks to Renegade Cowboy for sharing this. I wonder what Laina (overly attached girlfriend) actually thinks about the NSA.

Someone's Unclear On The Concept

from here (source image)

Rather than blending into the surrounding environment, the Ferguson police seem to stick out like sore thumbs.

TSA Cost Benefit Analysis

shared on G+ by Joe Hansen

Thanks to Joe Hansen for sharing this. Kinda makes you wonder why we put up with the TSA, doesn't it?