It's fine as long as we can't see your face, right?

from here (image source)

You've got to ask yourself, who installed this and thought it was OK?

Well, technically it is data

found on The Chive

We all hid things when we were kids. Some hide things as adults. Some are so good at hiding things and keeping them secret it's their job. I don't think that guy is one of them.

Always change the 'duh'-fault password

from here

Just another reminder of how important it is to change the default password on your devices, whether that's your router or the GPS trackers you have installed in your fleet of cars.

They really don't trust that guy

found on Make A Meme

Seems like these cameras must be focused on everywhere one person in particular might be seen. Maybe they should have invested in a motorized version that can be pointed in all sorts of different directions - or maybe just get rid of the problem person in the first place.

A picture is worth a thousand logins

from here

I used to bypass facial recognition with photographs all the time a couple decades ago. Supposedly there are ways of preventing that from happening now but apparently they don't always work.

Security theatre of the absurd

found on Reddit

It's even funnier when you remember that this all takes place "under the sea".

I'm sure people without fingers would love gumprint recognition

from here (source article)

People want so desperately to get rid of passwords that they'll grab onto anything, even garbage like this. Biometric authentication is complicated, and the worst enemy of security is complexity. That complexity makes it fragile, and that's not a good property for a security feature to have.

Leaking in a galaxy far, far away

found on Meme Base

On the one hand, some people might like to send Wikileaks' Julian Assange to a galaxy far, far away, but on the other hand it would really spoil the story.

What could possibly go wrong?

from here

Always be wary of advice to disable your AV. Unless it's causing a problem that's literally stopping you from using the computer, there should be another way to deal with the problem.

And if it is causing a problem that's preventing you from using the computer, only disable it for the few moments it takes to change whatever setting needs changing or uninstall whatever update needs uninstalling. You don't want to leave the door open to attackers too long and you certainly don't want to risk forgetting it's disabled.

They are still out there

found on Your Account Has Been Hacked

With all news about large scale data breaches and governmental cyber-attacks, but the bottom of the barrel still exists. Don't focus so much on the things in the news that you forget about these guys.