Because It’s Friday – Christmas is almost here

This is not so much a funny as topical, with the online (and real world) Christmas shopping rush in full progress. (For those of you still shopping – I’m done.)

One Foot Tsunami: Package Camoflauge

So, talking of Christmas gifts, this is an opportunity to point you at Octagon’s blog and my Geek Christmas Present list for 2023. No affiliate links just a bit of fun and the possibility that the perfect gift for the geek in your life is on that list.

Now for something completely different

This one has a very loose connection to cyber security

xkcd: The Wrong Stuff

You have probably heard of the Trojan Horse, you possibly know that Howard Hughes built a huge plane made of wood, but have you heard of an aircraft carrier made of ice? Both Howard’s plane and the aircraft carrier were projects created because of wartime shortages.

Have a good weekend and if you are Christmas Shopping, good luck.

Clive

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles

Further Reading

Hughes H-4 Hercules – Wikipedia

Project Habakkuk – Wikipedia

Trojan Horse – Wikipedia

Photo by Joerg Mangelsen

Trojan Horse