what would pee wee say?

Q: What would Pee Wee Herman say if he were a malware analyst?

A: "Connect the bots, la la la la" 

loose clicks sink ships again

one of the items in this section of the secmeme store

so, i have no idea where i originally heard the catch phrase "loose clicks sink ships" but i thought it was a pretty cool play on "loose lips sink ships" and it certainly promotes the idea of being careful where you click and/or what you do online. so cool in fact that i made a graphic to go along with it and put it on a whole bunch of stuff, including a mouse pad (so you can be reminded to be cautious every time you click).

as always there's zero markup for me so the prices are as low as i am able to make them. want a shirt or a sticker or something else to remind people to be careful where they click? go get one.

loose clicks sink ships

from here (source image one, two, three, and four)

am i blaming the victim? well, there's really no right way to announce to the world that your valuables are unguarded.

sharing your vacation status on sites like facebook or twitter while you're actually gone is a good example of the catch phrase:

loose clicks sink ships

i iz nigerian prinz

from here (image source)

i can't imagine what else one would picture in their mind when reading an email from a supposed nigerian prince.

dead serious

from here (image source one, two, and three)

it's kind of amazing what happens when you give authority to people who don't deserve it. dumping human remains on the airport floor and then laughing about it seems like a rather obscene abuse of power.

if you send people's own passwords back...

if you send people's own passwords back to them when they forget, then you might be a security idiot.

the root vulnerability

from here

it may not be politically correct to blame the victim, but i'm going to call a spade a spade (or maybe even a god damned shovel) and say that if your unpatched system keeps getting pwned then ... there's your problem  right there [points at reader]...

homegrown camouflage

found on very demotivational

normally camouflage is meant to help you blend into the vegetation (or maybe the sand, or ice), but i guess if you want to sit on your deck and wait for your adversary to come to you then this could work too.

american spies

a not-so long time ago
in an iranian computer
a flash drive got plugged in
and we knew if we had our chance
we could make those centrifuges dance
and maybe then our safety could begin
but the malware got discovered,
it's true intent was soon uncovered
bad news for the POTUS,
the AV's finally caught us
i can't remember if i sighed,
a weight was gone from deep inside
but others were still filled with pride
the day that stuxnet died

so, why why did you american spies
make a virus meant to save us but infected our guys
your enemies can now repurpose your prize, singing...
this is how the cyber peace dies
this is how the cyber peace dies

did you read the art of war,
and do you know what strategy is for
or does it just sit on your shelf
when arms can be copied for free,
launching our own is stupidity
i hope that you're proud of yourself
well i know your goals were helped by flame
and i know that duqu did the same
we heard more than a peep,
oh, these secrets you can't keep
they were anonymous sources, but still
the rumour's out now and you can't kill
the idea that it was your will
the day that stuxnet died

i started singin, why why did you american spies
make a virus meant to save us but infected our guys
your enemies can now repurpose your prize, singing...
this is how the cyber peace dies
this is how the cyber peace dies

asymmetry favours attack,
unless it helps others strike back
so choose your tactics carefully
attribution is said be hard,
unless your man is a retard
who blabs about things carelessly
of all the countries one could toast
we're the ones vulnerable the most
we may think we're the best
we're more dependent than the rest
oh, the wealth of our society
is owed to our technology
so who'll be the next casualty
the day that stuxnet died

and we're singing, why why did you american spies
make a virus meant to save us but infected our guys
your enemies can now repurpose your prize, singing...
this is how the cyber peace dies
this is how the cyber peace dies

why why did you american spies
make a virus meant to save us but infected our guys
our enemies can now repurpose your prize, singing...
this is how the cyber peace dies
this is how the cyber peace dies

well, according to mikko, yesterday was the day that stuxnet stopped spreading so in celebration i couldn't help myself but build on the idea of 'the day that stuxnet died'. it may not be my best work but with this subject, if i took too long it would go stale.

as i'm sure you realize, this is a parody of american pie. it doesn't have as many verses, but the original is damn long and when i look at some of the other parodies of that song it appears that truncating the song is not unheard of.

veracode has found a weakness

found on veracode's site

veracode has found my weakness - for tower defense games. have fun trying to be productive for the rest of the day.