Can't Wait For The Smart Watch Version

from here (source image)

I gather this "privacy scarf" was a real (although perhaps not successful) product. not sure if you can still get them though.

The Only Way To Avoid Becoming Old And Busted

tweeted by @SwiftOnSecurity

Thanks to @SwiftOnSecurity for tweeting this cartoon about the importance of keeping your software up to date. The older software gets, the easier it is to use it to break into a system.

How To Tell If You're A Security Idiot

from here (source article)

I'm trying something a little different with the security idiot meme. I'm hoping encapsulating the joke in a picture makes it more effective when shared online.

Craziest Things Found By Airport Security

I have to admit, some of the things people try to get past airport security are pretty surreal. Not quite as surreal as the fact that airport security will also confiscate entirely benign and banal things like cupcakes though.

Smear On More Security

from here (source image)

I don't understand how fingerprint biometrics have become so popular. Doesn't anyone watch crime dramas on TV?

Good Advice Until Everyone Follows It

found on the chive

If this ever caught on as a security improvement, I suspect it wouldn't be a hindrance to guessing so much as a hindrance to typing the blasted thing in. Attackers could probably guess but what a pain in the ass trying to find and enter those special characters.

I Guess The Friendly Skies Weren't Friendly Enough

from here (source image)

I know people want their privacy, but they need to do more than lift their left ass cheek in order to find it.

I Expected A Better Disguise

found on the meta picture

Her Majesty's Secret Service really needs to step up their efforts to blend in.

Well Perhaps In Certain Areas

from here (source image)

I suppose there are areas, or perhaps bands, where 100% of the UV spectrum actually is blocked - however, there are also gaping holes where light can go through unimpeded. This is pretty much the case with all claims of 100% protection - there's always a way around that they didn't think of.

How To Make Facial Recognition Systems Cry

found on the meta picture

If you want to foil facial biometrics, you could go with this KISS approach or you could go with an approach more in keeping with the KISS principle and simply wear a hat and sunglasses.