Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Yes I scan

from here

If you want to make sure your telephone connection is working right you might say "can you hear me now?" to the party on the other end of the line. If you want to make sure your antivirus installation is working right, you'll want to send it the special 68 characters described on the EICAR site (unless you're using one of the few products that don't support that file).

How to survive a knife fight


Watch on YouTube

It's funny because it's true. Avoiding a knife fight is an excellent way to survive one.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

If the city of Troy had been attack by furries instead of Greeks

from here (image source)

Inspired by a misspelling. Shame they didn't think it was caramelflage.

That's a little too dangerous for me

found on Imgflip

Monday, September 24, 2018

Please stay on the line. Someone will be with you shortly

from here


We'll call it transparent encryption

found on Me.me

For those that don't know, applying ROT13 a second time essentially reverts the 'encrypted' text back to it's original plaintext form.

Friday, September 21, 2018

A new apple security hole

from here (image source)

I suppose people who can't crouch down would also be blocked from entering.

If that's really their threat model then I guess this gate is perfectly fine.

Putting the cat in catphishing

found on Acid Cow

Of all the cool facts about tigers on this page, this one about them imitating the sound of other animals to attract prey is the most surprising to me. I never knew they were capable of that kind of social engineering.

Thursday, September 20, 2018

The G in G-Man must be for Gulag

from here

Punishing people with valuable work experience in a high paying industry? Lots of people want to know how to sign up for punishment like that, especially people who've worked their butt off to prove themselves without breaking the law.

If you're wondering what could possibly go wrong when rewarding rule breakers, I guess we're going to find out soon enough.

System administrators hate him

found on Stickley On Security blog

There's got to be a better way to get your kicks than risking your ... data.