Friday, May 13, 2016

At Least You Don't Have To Worry About Anyone Finding It

from here

I've been unlucky enough to lose data this way. Not this kind of data, mind you. In truth, I'm not sure people actually bother to collect porn anymore when there's a firehose of it online.

Are You Feeling Lucky, Passenger?



If you're going through airport security it's probably best not to test your luck as even the most benign passengers can find themselves the unlucky recipients of extra TSA scrutiny (and abuse).

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Now You Have Lockless Entry

from here (source image)

Keyless entry is bad enough, with all the exploits car thieves are coming up with. I'm sure lockless entry is even worse.

Bobby Tables' Yearbook Photo

found on Imgur

Thanks to Alex Girard for pointing this reference to the famous XKCD comic out to me

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Slow But Steady Gets Out Of This Place

from here (source image)

Nothing spoils plans quite like underestimating your adversary. From time to time it's important to consider the possibility that they're capable of more than you know. You can learn a lot by reserving judgement and actually observing them.

How To Troll Your Wife/Girlfriend

found on Laughing Squid

If you want to piss off your significant other, locking up their ice cream seems like it would do the trick.

This is apparently a thing you can actually buy, and I guess if you're sharing a fridge with people you don't trust maybe it's a good idea, but only if you only use it for ice cream, because I can guarantee anything else you put in there will be a vector for retaliation.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Giving High Security A Bad Trip

from here (source image)

It's unlikely that computers are going to be any better at facial recognition than people, and this makes my eyes cross so I can only imagine the problems a biometric identification or authentication system would have with it.

My OpSec Brings All The Cops To The Yard

found on Dump A Day

So your new beau is an escaped convict. That's probably not the sort of thing you should post on Facebook, then.

Monday, May 9, 2016

The Only Way To Pass This Test Is Not To Take It

from here

Whether it's a program that could be a password stealer for all you know, or a website that shares your password in the clear with dozens of advertisers, there's really no good way to implement a password strength test without expecting users to do something unwise with their passwords. Password strength testers really need to go extinct because they do not help improve people's security, they promote insecure behaviour.

(Just a reminder: as cool as dinosaurs may be, you don't want to be a security dinosaur).

Confessional 2.0

found on google image search

Now that it's easier than ever for people to find out about the terrible things you've done (because you share them online), maybe someone should figure out a way to make seeking forgiveness easier too. Maybe download the Forgiveness app and click Hail Mary three times or something. I mean, we're busy people, who's got time for going to church?