Friday, November 13, 2015

Some Folks Are More Interested In Spare Change Detection

from here

You'd think with all the advancements in cloud-based security products that someone would have figured out how to make integrity checkers easier to manage by now.

Ready Or Not, Here I Come

found on the meta picture

If a hiding spot doesn't work, "try harder" is not the solution. Once a hiding spot has been figured out, it turns into one of the first places your adversary will look. You need to find a different spot.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

I'd Want To Keep That On The Down-Low Too

from here (source image)

Private in the sense of anonymizing the data, much like companies do with user data to protect their users' privacy.

Opening Up A Can Of Whoop Ass

found on postmemes

Sometimes a funny picture is just a funny picture, but other times there's a story behind it and this time the story is about Buck the coyote stomping donkey who, after apparently stomping this coyote to the point it couldn't fight back, picked the coyote up by the neck and started whipping it around (presumably to finish it off, assuming it wasn't already dead). Apparently donkeys (not just Buck) are good at defending other farm animals from predators.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Anyone Remember Where We Parked The Car?

from here (source image)

This is why there's no such thing as perfect camouflage - if it gets too good it becomes useless.

That's One Way To Keep Passwords Alive

found on izismile

Do you really expect children (whether they're trapped inside adult bodies or otherwise) to use tokens or biometrics? No, of course you don't. For that, at least, passwords will be with us for a long time (even if our more emotionally mature partners are not).

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Eau D'Oh!

from here (source image)

Have you ever noticed how it's always a device for smuggling alcohol and never one for smuggling, say, nachos or pizza? Why is that?

Maybe the people who make this iFlask will branch out eventually and help us sneak fried chicken or hoagies into venues.

I Wonder If This Would Work With Cybercriminals

found on funnyjunk

It would be great if we could get this to work against all our adversaries, but I'm not sure it would always work. In cybercrime, for example, there's an awful lot of collaboration which may impede getting the criminals to see each other as competition.

Monday, November 9, 2015

You Have The Right To Remain Stationary

from here (source image)

Because handcuffs, which all use a standardized key that you can buy online or have 3d printed, is 'harder' open than a combination lock.

As Accurate As A Fortune Cookie

tweeted by Dave Marcus
Thanks to Dave Marcus for tweeting this meme about misattributing all sophisticated attacks to China.