November 17, 2010  11:55 PM

Video: Humorous Side of Google Hacking and Online Privacy Concerns



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Google, Google Hacking, Humor, Privacy, Security Humor, Video

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March 4, 2010  7:37 PM

How NOT to Fight Spam



Posted by: Ken Harthun
email, Humor, Opinion, spam

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February 5, 2010  2:51 AM

Security Humor: *[Adjective] Computer Worm [verb] Internet*



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Humor, Security Humor

You...


October 30, 2009  3:41 PM

A Serious (Not!) Intervention



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Humor, Malware, Security

Hey, tomorrow's Halloween, our annual celebration of all things dark and evil. This video, produced by security firm Comodo is hilarious, yet hides a rather dark truth--quite in the spirit of our creepy holiday.

The video pays homage to the popular...


September 30, 2009  9:43 PM

Security Maxims of a Different Breed



Posted by: Ken Harthun
cyber security, Humor, physical security, Security, Security management, Security maxim, Security policy

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August 8, 2009  1:37 PM

Twitter Hit with DDoS Attack



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Denial of Service, Humor, Security

On Thursday morning, I decided to check my Twitter account and was greeted by a “Network Timeout” error. I tried several more times and finally gave up, thinking I’d just try later. I thought nothing more about it until I heard the news item on a local radio station that Twitter had been...


July 30, 2009  3:45 PM

Video: I Go Chop Your Dollar



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Fun stuff, Humor, Nigerian 419 Fraud, Scam, Security

This video is a good example of how not all the effects of crime are bad. After all, if we didn’t have Nigerian 419 scammers, we wouldn’t have a song about the infamous Nigerian 419 scams that haunt email inboxes these days. Lyrics are a little hard to pick out, but the chorus repeats enough...


June 30, 2009  8:30 PM

Lighten up! Computer Humor of all Sorts



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Humor

June is almost over and none to soon. I'm not one for wishing the time to fly, but in this case, I'm glad it did: It has been a very stressful month. Security can be a tough gig. So, it's time to lighten up a bit with some geeky computer humor I found at...


April 22, 2009  7:52 PM

Lighten Up! We All Need a Good Laugh



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Humor

I don't know about you, but I sometimes get a little queasy when I'm thoroughly overloaded dealing with security and other user issues. So, while this post is completely off-topic, it's certainly therapeutic; laughter, after all, is the best medicine. (Yes, I know. This has been floating around for...