Thursday, August 28, 2014

Maybe Vendors Call Them Sophisticated To Justify All Their Research

from here

Could you look yourself in the mirror if you spent gobs of time on something that turned out to be mundane?

Good Guy Nigeria

tweeted by @SteveD3

Thanks to @SteveD3 for sharing this meme demonstrating what could easily have been used as an actual 419 scam.

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Breach Notification? What's That Got To Do With Me?

from here

Just to be clear, this isn't a personal confession. It's just recognition that some people don't change their passwords even after they've been told that attackers have them.

Iron Bank Of Braavos

found on the meta picture

... And other people's debts as well if he's posting his card on the internet.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

If Experts Are Legion, Why Are Breaches Still A Thing?

from here

I'm not expert, but don't you think an army of security experts would have eliminated most of our security problems by now? I know this isn't going to be a popular opinion, but most of the people who get called expert aren't. The community hands out that title far too easily, with all the predictable ramifications.

It's A Trap!

shared on G+ by Homero Navarro

Thanks to Homero Navarro for sharing this. Don't be fooled, officers. Even though they're free, they're not worth it (as free things often aren't).

Monday, August 25, 2014

Technologically Impaired Cyber Security Policy Maker

from here (source image)

Let's put someone without technical qualifications in charge of one of the most technical decision-making efforts there is. What could possibly go wrong?

Instant Car Protection

found on the meta picture

You might think this is just to protect the car from the elements and bird droppings, but oh no - at the end he appears to be locking it in place. I imagine someone could probably cut through the fabric and steal the contents of the car, but I don't think anyone's getting the car itself out of there.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Not Fat (merchandise)

store section

The joke earlier this week linking obesity to surveillance didn't really get a lot of interest, but I thought the concept was deserving of being re-worked into a t-shirt design.


As usual, the CafePress products have 0 markup, and the Zazzle products (which may take a bit to go live) have as low a markup as Zazzle allows me to enter (which is 5%) but are a little more configurable. Men's and women's wear in both stores, also kid's wear available (if you really want to put that on a kid or baby).

Somewhere In Nigeria

found on imgur

I don't believe for a second that there's an actual Nigerian prince out three somewhere trying to give away free money, and neither should you.