Friday, January 13, 2017

Oh shit, there goes the Internet

from here

It's a little disconcerting to know that the next president is going to be taking cyber security advice from someone so clearly unqualified, but at the same time it seems oddly consistent.

World of Moosecraft

found on Love This Pic (possible source article)

Some might be surprised that a video game could teach such life-saving strategies, but art imitates life so it's really not that surprising that a game would contain representations of working strategies for dealing with an attack. What's more surprising is that a 12 year old could translate them back into the real world in the heat of the moment.

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Now we wait for Jenny McCarthy to weigh in on computer security

from here

The parallels between anti-AV and antivax are pretty obvious.

Can't See London

found on Zazzle

You can buy this design and wear it yourself, but I wouldn't wear it at the airport if I were you. Not because I think TSA would retaliate but because I think it would give them ideas.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

This calls for the cone of silence

from here (source image)

Well, in that sort of situation I suppose an information leakage is better than some other kind of leakage

A good uniform can go a long way

found on Acid Cow

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

And they're separated into 256 bits

from here

I bet he pipes the output too. Throw the codebook at him.

Policy exception in 3...2...1...

found on Tech Guru Daily (original comic)

This is one of the reasons your company can't have secure things.

Monday, January 9, 2017

The mailman will never be safe again

from here (source image)

Alternatively, this is a dog you never want to fake-throw a ball for, and one whose treats should never be broken in half

The safest fingerprint in the world


Watch on YouTube

You might be wondering what makes this the safest fingerprint in the world? Well, have you ever tried to grab a hedgehog that doesn't belong to you and force it to do something? That's going to be painful.

I suppose there are even safer options. Maybe you could enroll the paw of a full grown porcupine instead, or maybe a tiger or something. Maybe the hedgehog isn't the safest option, but it's a good balance between safety and convenience.