No one is that unimportant

from here

It doesn't matter who you are or how unimportant you think you are, everyone has something an attacker wants, even if it's just another bot for their botnet or another ransomware payout.

What would she say to the god of death?

found on Imgur

This is quite the harrowing tale of self-defense gone right. Thankfully Kelly Herron had the tools (skills) she needed to get the job done. She was prepared, and there's a lesson in that. This news story about the incident has more details.

A lot of people are going to have a bad time

from here

If half of people will click anything you send them (despite being 'aware' of the risks) you might be tempted to think that user education doesn't work Let me ask you this, though; when you were in school did you ever find you didn't quite get some of the material the first time around? Everyone learns at a different rate, but everyone DOES learn with enough time and effort. People clicking on things they shouldn't doesn't mean education doesn't work, it just means it hasn't completely worked yet.

Don't cause trouble in elevators

Watch on YouTube

I don't know what these guys were thinking, but trying to snatch someone's purse when you're in a confined space is ridiculous. You literally can't get away in there, as these two fools clearly discovered.

Or worse, trying to unlock it

from here (source image)

In theory this door may be able to be locked and unlocked from the inside, but if you're on the outside trying to either get in or make sure other people don't get in - it's just not gonna happen.

Alexa pleads the 5th

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It's very curious that Alexa shuts up for that specific question. It's not like the technology has difficulty understanding the person speaking, that much was demonstrated by the previous 2 questions. After the news about the CIA being able to use smart TVs to spy on people, this behaviour by Alexa is enough to make one a little paranoid.

I originally saw a version of this video thanks to Alex Girard, but that one is now dead due to a copyright complaint. I suppose this video may not last long either, so watch it while you can.

Bob's messages to Alice seem less interesting now

from here (source image)

Alternative approaches I've seen is where the computer has a layer of ash over it. Don't ask.

Don't blame me for your bullet injection vulnerability

found on Izismile

Hacking as a synonym for cheating is interesting. I wonder where else people might someday apply that. Hacking tests? Quite possibly that's already been done, but I don't think people who cheat on tests are generally called hackers (yet). Hacking marriage or analogous relationships? That seems like more of a stretch.

Crypto doesn't matter once they pwn the device it runs on

from here

If the news about the Vault7 leak on Wikileaks has you wondering about the security of messaging apps like Signal or WhatsApp, then stop. The news doesn't highlight any problem with those apps. The CIA bypassed not just the encryption in those apps, they bypassed the apps entirely by compromising the devices the apps run on. The messages have to be decrypted on the device in order for you to read/hear them, as well as reply to them. If those devices happen to be compromised then whoever has compromised the device can also read/hear those messages and your replies.

Shouldn't privacy be this simple?

found on Piximus

Simple and uncluttered by complex rationalizations and false expectations. It's almost like something a child might say and it cuts straight to the point.