Trusted By Over A Billion People

from here (source image one and two)

It's hard not to laugh when you hear that Mark Zuckerberg's password on Twitter and Pinterest was "dadada", but stop and think about how many people depend on him following good security practices. Yeah, not laughing anymore, I bet.

The Bev-Brush

found on Amazon

I don't know why, but I am always fascinated by the ways people come up with to hide things. Some of them are gender specific, though. Men, as a general rule, don't carry big hair brushes around with them. Especially when so many of us don't have the hair to use it on. As such, using a male hand model for this product shot seems a little out of place. I suppose you could stick it in a purse and say you're carrying it for your girlfriend.

Right Store, Right Price, But Wrong Password Policy

from here

Thanks to Tim V for drawing attention to Kroger's ridiculous password policy. Hopefully we can draw some more until they fix their shit.

Mr Gear: 5 Ways To Make A Secret Safe

I don't know about hiding money in a wall outlet (I think I'd probably forget it there when I move out) but some of these others look like easy DIY ways to hide your valuables and/or contraband. Sorry kids, none of these are big enough to hide your porno magazines from your parents.

So What Can KeePass Keep Safe?

from here

I tend to think of password managers as being a type of security product. Certainly they help users use more secure passwords, but I'm not sure how much that matters if the makers value their advertising revenue over the security of the update mechanism.

The Wrong Kind Of Doctors

found on The Elephant In The OR

As much as computer virus experts know about computer viruses, it doesn't seem to help them avoid getting sick. Likewise, doctors aren't so hot when it comes to diagnosing malware problems (at this stage in the story, the elephant is still just an intern and the other character is the real doctor). The analogy between computer viruses and biological viruses is limited and breaks down if you try to take it too far.

That being said, I think perhaps the next time I encounter the Blue Screen of Death I'll have to remember to call it severe cyanosis.

What's Next? Friendster?

from here and here

If you're a MySpace user then I suppose you might want to change your password. That assumes, of course, that you can remember what your username and password were after all this time.

Watch Out For Cyber-Autism

thanks to Alex Girard for sending me this

I mean, a sizable portion of the InfoSec community are basically anti-cybervax'ers (anti-AV) anyway so let's point out just how ridiculous it is.

Toy Security

from here (source image)

I don't know about you but I can log into my bank account with just a password. This toy requires both physical access to a thing (a token in the form of the journal itself) and a biometric sample.

Someone Needs To Take Security 101

tweeted by Security Fails (apparent source image)

You'd think that the only ones failing at university would be the students, but apparently there are ways in which the administration fails too.