Security Memetics

blending in can be hard to do

2013-05-24T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

hiding in plain sight is something that really takes a bit of forethought in order to be able to pull it off effectively.

not exactly a blazing intellect

2013-05-24T10:30:00.000-04:00

when the cops come around and take away your 2.5 pound joint, threatening to use the law against them might not be the brightest idea.

carnac the magnificent leaves microsoft

2013-05-23T15:30:00.001-04:00

from here (source image)

i don't know what's stranger: that microsoft has given up trying to predict what malware samples are going to be in comparative tests, or the fact that they were ever doing this in the first place.

you can't predict what malware will succeed in the wild or when, so i think most people are expecting anti-malware vendors to do their best to catch it all, not just what anti-malware testers use in their tests.

(do people even remember carnac the magnificent anymore?)

everything can be misused

2013-05-23T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on failblog

it's amazing how even the most innocuous things can be used for evil.

... then they came for our microwave ovens...

2013-05-22T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

so it's come to this. pressure cookers are now suspicious enough to warrant a visit from the FBI.

i'll bet crockpots are next

2013-05-22T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on google image search

yeah, nobody's coming for you butter knife either, but what law abiding american needs a steak knife?

now there's a handsome devil

2013-05-21T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

(channeling jack nickelson's portrayal of the joker)
what kind of a world do we live in, where a man who blows up part of boston becomes a teen heart throb?

no, seriously, that's kinda fucked up.

(credit to gal shpantzer for the "handsome devil" remark)

if spammy things happened in real life...

2013-05-21T10:30:00.000-04:00

makes you glad spam is only a computer problem, doesn't it?

the most dangerous tattoo in the world

2013-05-20T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image one and two)

once upon a time it used to be a big deal that encryption software was controlled as though it were a munition, much like the hoopla that's currently going on about the 3D printable plastic guns.

this isn't the only person to get the RSA encryption algorithm in 3 lines of perl code tattooed on his/her body in protest, but this is the only one i've found with an explanation of what it was as part of the tattoo.

remember, remember, the 11th of september...

2013-05-20T10:30:00.000-04:00

original tweet

this is an excellent re-imagining of the famous guy fawkes verse, with the subject being changed to the reaction to the september 11th, 2001 terrorist attack.

do as we say, not as we do

2013-05-17T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

hard to believe eric schmidt now wants to protect privacy against something that bares such a striking resemblance to one of google's own projects. frankly it seems more likely that he's jealous that google didn't think of it first - drones can go a lot more places than cars can, and you don't have to worry about getting stuck in traffic.

keep calm

2013-05-17T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on decodeingress

thanks to martin mckeay for bringing this to my attention. i wonder what other security-related variations of the keep calm meme could be made.

i can has privacy?

2013-05-16T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

chivalry may be dead, but privacy isn't going out without a fight. clearly.

Google Glass Security Implications

2013-05-16T12:00:00.000-04:00

submitted by Arik (@arikb)

stupid criminals

2013-05-16T10:30:00.000-04:00

there are few things i enjoy as much as laughing at bad guys.

if you reduce your security...

2013-05-15T15:30:00.000-04:00

if you reduce your security to the point where you easily get pwned, you might be a security idiot

(inspiration by a company that really shouldn't be inspiring this sort of thing)

privacy in public toilets

2013-05-15T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on thechive

the next time you find yourself wondering if privacy matters, imagine being one of the people these folks are waiting for.

these are the people we trust to protect us?

2013-05-14T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

i don't know who these cops are trying to catch, but i'm pretty sure they're barking up the wrong tree.

just try not to think about where that tongue has been

2013-05-13T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here

yes, some people actually choose a browser other than internet explorer for security reasons.

your password is incorrect

2013-05-13T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on loljam

i wonder how long before "incorrect" becomes the first password people guess.

it's only a flash wound

2013-05-10T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here (source image)

oh well, when all else fails to express how much some parts of "cyber" security seem like a witch hunt, there's always monty python.

door lock or password?

2013-05-10T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on the meta picture

this won't work on all locks, of course. some (most?) lock by turning in one direction and unlock by turning in the other direction, so if you turn them all in the same direction you're either locking them all or unlocking them all. still, if/when it does work, it turns door lock security into password security.

how to get an ipad

2013-05-09T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here

ah net noobs, keeping spammers in business since the advent of spam. if you wants an ipad, you gots to pay. there ain't no such thing as a free lunch, especially on the internet.

click that and it's your innocence that will go away

2013-05-09T10:30:00.000-04:00

found on know your meme

first day on the internet, kid? because there aren't too many other excuses for being this naive.

go ahead and click it

2013-05-08T15:30:00.000-04:00

from here

just in case you don't know, following malicious advice mallard's advice is probably not a good idea