Always have a backup plan

from here

It's a shame that people lost their jobs because their company couldn't recover from ransomware, but it could have just as easily been a fire or hardware failure or some other disaster and there's no one you can pay to undo that kind of thing. If all you're planning to do is pay someone when disaster strikes it's not going to end well. You need to be prepared long before disaster strikes.

Zero Day bag

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This is for the whitehat vulnerability researchers. Blackhats might want to NOT advertise what they're up to while going about their real life.

The noise is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE

from here and here (image source)

I'm sure the couple that mistook their robot vacuum for a home intruder are glad it was only a false alarm. I guess it was good practice in the event they ever do have a home intruder - or it'll train them to ignore the warning signs of a home intruder and they'll get a nasty surprise.

Camouflage Cat is gonna get stepped on

found on Izismile

I'm sure that cat's appearance didn't actually evolve as a way to blend into marble floors, and yet it does surprisingly well. Basically, for every appearance there exists a possible environment it can blend into. It's just a matter of finding it.

Junk Fax: The Next Generation

from here

If it doesn't ask for permission beforehand, why bother notifying afterwards? Never mind how creepy it is for a printer to just start printing on it's own when you're not even in the room.

It's conceivable that this is still a fairly new and unknown phenomenon, but don't count on it staying that way. Printers are now computers that also happen to apply ink to paper. Computers that perform automatic software updates using their WiFi connections. But importantly, computers that don't have real screens so they have to be creative about how they inevitably show you notifications.

If I'd known it was an IoT device, I would have kept looking for something else.

Reducing liquid volume in 3... 2...1...

found on Know Your Meme

If this were me I suspect I'd lose some of my liquid, but it probably wouldn't be enough.

Can't quite put my finger on it

from here

I wouldn't bat an eye either, if I was trying to get some iris biometric system to recognize me. It would kinda interfere with the process.

Make It Easy Mechanic: How to unlock a car door (without a key)

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This looks like some handy knowledge to have in a pinch, but it also puts some perspective on the security of the car so that you can make more informed decisions and more realistic threat models. It's not just smashed windows you need to worry about, people may be able to get in with a shoelace.

Now we know why he was hiding

from here and here (image source)

In fairness, he was never supposed to be all that difficult to find in the first place. Kids could do it.

Sometimes biometrics are a little TOO convenient

found on Izismile

Even if she hadn't added her own fingertip, she could have easily used your finger while you slept. Then there's the authorities who can compel you to provide your finger to unlock your devices even when they can't compel you to give up your password - not to mention less legal attackers who could get your fingerprint in all sorts of different ways.