so, not only has this person given away their username and password to the entire world, allowing anyone to log onto twitter and pose as them, but they've also alerted everyone as to where they'll be at a particular time (so someone could either find them there or, more likely, find them absent from their home). might as well hang out a sign that says "want to rob me? i have an opening on the 29th at 4:30pm"
there are a number of issues covered in this comedy skit, and i like how it highlights how gullible you have to be to fall for some of the attacks out there.
really, there's more to this than just the comic - you should read the associated blog entry as well. the artist/author has some well founded doubts about the entire concept of going to some arbitrary website and having it supposedly clean your computer.
the theory behind the captioning at There I Fixed It was that the gate latch was added to the car because the numeric code (see that panel above the door handle? that's for entering a passcode) is too hard to remember.
the thing is that the gate latch isn't a lock, it's a latch. if a latch alone was good enough the owner could simply close the door and not lock it (also, you can still use traditional keyed entry judging by the keyhole). it appears that this car door is in such a state of disrepair that it won't actually latch properly and needs to be held closed with this additional hardware. so the true moral of the story is that both security technology (the lock) and the infrastructure it works with (the door) need to be maintained or they won't do you any good.
Oh Firewall (sung to the tune of Oh Christmas Tree)
Oh firewall, oh firewall, your blinking lights protect me
Oh firewall, oh firewall, your blinking lights protect me
Each day you bring me such delight, safety in the dead of night
Oh firewall, oh firewall, your blinking lights protect me
Oh firewall, oh firewall, perimeter protector
Oh firewall, oh firewall, perimeter protector
Your rules are just, in line with policy and won’t be changed because you fuss
Oh firewall, oh firewall, perimeter protector
Each day you bring me such delight, safety in the dead of night
Oh firewall, oh firewall, your blinking lights protect me
unfortunately it seems he only did the one security carol. maybe he'll do more this year. might we request "silent log"?
this was just a picture to go along with their blog post. they gave it the caption "a picture is worth a thousand words", and it's really true, a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case i think there are only 3 words that will come to the reader's mind
Do Not Want
and frankly, that's a perfectly good message to send. you do not want a worm.
if you detect explosives by swabbing bags instead of using your brain and possibly recognizing the ingredients for gun powder then you might be a security idiot...
a rather hilarious video from panda, and i really like how the message at the end is "protect yourself" rather than something patronizing like "we'll protect you" or "this product will protect you". that means that it conveys the message that you need to act responsibly rather than the message that X will make it so that you don't have to worry about anything.
of course in the video itself it seems a big panda winds up doing the protecting at the end so that sorta contradicts the message but it's still a much better message than some some vendors use.
a cell phone thief actually did take a picture with the phone he stole apparently not realizing that when you take pictures with it they get uploaded to a central server instead of just staying local on the phone itself. whoops! bet he'll think twice about trying that one again. don't steal what you don't understand.
