Friday, February 6, 2015

Attribution 8-Ball Says Ask Again Later

from here

China isn't really a new cyber-boogeyman, it's a very old one. In fact China is who the term APT (advanced persistent threat) used to refer to. However, with all the talk about North Korea and Russia recently I suppose it's nice to get back to the classics.

Context is Key

found on memebase

If this is what enhanced interrogation looks like, sign me up!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

The Police Department Likes Your Photo

from here (source image)

In case you haven't guessed, it's a lot harder to claim you don't know anything about a particular item of contraband if the police have a picture of you hugging it.

Vending Machine Dress



I know this is intended to protect the wearer from criminals, but I have the distinct impression it would work just as well at protecting criminals from the police. At least as long as there isn't a breeze.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Are You Giving The Public Access To Your Privates?

from here

Some folks expected penetration testing jokes in response to the news that high tech pleasure devices were exposing their users. Consider this the road less traveled.

If people who had their selfies stolen felt violated, unauthorized adult access is going to give that feeling a whole new dimension.

If You Think You’ve Had A Bad Day At Work, This Guy Had It Worse

found on the meta picture

Despite what some seem to think, authority isn't a superpower. It doesn't give you free reign to do whatever you want.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

From The Makers Of The Pwnable Document Format

from here and here

Are you like me, folks? Are you getting tired of installing Adobe Flash patches every couple of days? Are you wondering if perhaps there's a better way to solve this problem?

Me too...

Format Earth

found on the meta picture

Even God has tried to wipe and re-install. He only tried it once, though, because he realized there had to be a better way.

Monday, February 2, 2015

They're Certainly Not The National Spelling Agency

from here (source image)

Thanks to Shane MacDougall for tweeting a terrific typo in an NSA job ad on Google. I suppose a job ad on Google that's simply misspelled is at least a little better than putting job ads on pizza boxes.

Ultimate Zoo Prank

found on the meta picture

I predict brown trousers in somebody’s future. It seems the old trojan horse trick of renaming a destructive program to something more tempting works in real life too.