Tuesday, October 7, 2014

To Generate Them Is My Real Test

from here

It's amazing to me that after all this time security experts still advise people to choose and remember passwords rather than generating and storing them, or if they do mention password managers, it's only as an after-thought.

You Wanna Know When To Patch?

tweeted by Infosec Kitty

Thanks to Infosec Kitty for tweeting tweeting a meme of a kitty possibly applying a patch (?). The kitty is right, by the way - now is always a good time to patch. Never put off until later that which you can make more secure now.

Monday, October 6, 2014

They Call Her Mona

from here (source image)

You might wonder what harm those celebrity hackers really did, so I ask you this: Will you ever be able to look at the Mona Lisa the same way again (or even say her name without a silent chuckle)? The way people see each of us is important, that's why we spend so much time maintaining our image. To lose that is to have all that time and effort go up in a puff of smoke.

In Case You're Ever Feeling Not Quite Vulnerable Enough

posted to G+ by Chris Jenkins

Thanks to Chris Jenkins for posting this picture reminding everyone of just how good (or rather how bad) Apple is at protecting things of value and how they're now expecting people to entrust even more valuable things to them.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Television Interview Advice For Security Personnel

from here

Has this ever happened to you? You've agreed to give a TV interview and completely forgotten about the passwords you've got posted on the wall behind you? Yeah, maybe take those down the day before or something.

And They're Always Hungry For More

original tweet

Thanks to whoever runs the NSA Public Relations parody account (it is a parody account, right?) for this joke (or perhaps I should say this retelling of fact with the benefit of comedic timing).

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Anti-Theft Intended For A More Civilized Class Of Criminal

from here (source image)

I've said it before, I'll say it again. My mother taught me never to wear anything on my wrist worth more than my arm.

Really Ugly Celebrities

found on the meta picture

A few years ago it was sex tapes that boosted would-be celebrities into stardom. Now I have a feeling it'll be nude selfies.

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

SQL Inglip-tion

from here and here (source image)

Thanks to Andy Hawken for tweeting the unbelievable - a SQL injection CAPTCHA. What's next, a NOP sled CAPTCHA? Come to think of it, XSS CAPTCHA might be more likely.

You Get SSL And You Get SSL And You Get SSL...

tweeted by Nick Sullivan

Thanks to Nick Sullivan for posting this Oprah You Get A Car meme referencing the fact that his company plans on providing SSL to all its customers for free (which is a pretty big deal since it makes it much easier for sites to encrypt their web traffic).