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Circuit Chuckles

Rusty and Glitch take cybersecurity language literally in a black-and-white weekday comic created by The Security.io Daily.

Circuit Chuckles © 2026 Security.io. All rights reserved.

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Glitch points to an all-green security dashboard while a nearby server rack visibly smokes and Rusty continues trusting the dashboard.
Thursday, 5 November 2026

All Green

An all-green dashboard creates false confidence while the real server is visibly failing.

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Rusty presents a miniature tabletop system model and adds a tiny burglar figure while Glitch asks about trust boundaries and the missing attack path.
Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Threat Model

Rusty takes threat modeling literally by adding a miniature threat figure instead of modeling attack paths and trust boundaries.

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Rusty celebrates a fully patched server while Glitch points to a CRT showing an active intruder session with the host listed only as unknown.
Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Patch Complete

Rusty mistakes complete patch status for proof that an already-compromised system is safe.

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Rusty presents a successful backup-job report beside backup tapes while Glitch points to an unused restore station and concludes that recovery remains theoretical.
Friday, 30 October 2026

Restore Test

Rusty treats a successful backup job as proof of recovery even though nobody actually tested a restore.

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Rusty and Glitch sort records in an office where one unreviewed folder is labeled MYSTERY, prompting Glitch to admit that the label is technically accurate.
Thursday, 29 October 2026

Data Classification

Rusty gives an unreviewed folder the label 'mystery,' and Glitch reluctantly agrees that it is the most accurate classification.

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At a retro help desk, Rusty resets Glitch's password and then leaves the password visibly posted on the computer monitor, turning the credential into office decor.
Wednesday, 28 October 2026

Password Reset

A help-desk password reset becomes useless when the temporary password is displayed openly on the workstation.

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Glitch holds an unidentified USB drive marked with a question mark while Rusty warns not to plug it in and explains that the best ending is one without ransomware.
Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Mystery Drive

Glitch finds an unknown removable drive and wants to discover how the story ends, while Rusty recommends avoiding the ransomware ending entirely.

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Rusty stands beside an access-review checklist while Glitch points to an ex-contractor badge that is still active, revealing that the supposedly completed review left risk behind.
Monday, 26 October 2026

Access Review

Rusty declares the access review complete even though an ex-contractor still has a badge and the account is only pending removal.

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Rusty turns an office chair and workstation backward to demonstrate a rollback plan while Glitch notes that the action is only physical rotation.
Friday, 23 October 2026

Rollback Plan

Rusty demonstrates rollback by physically rotating the workstation backward and calls it faster than waiting for the CAB.

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Glitch holds an oversized security questionnaire while Rusty checks only the statement that the company takes security seriously and ignores the remaining questions.
Thursday, 22 October 2026

Security Questionnaire

Rusty answers only the vendor questionnaire item saying the company takes security seriously because the rest feels repetitive.

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A tired-looking alert console prints a huge pile of warnings while Rusty covers it with a blanket and Glitch points to the hundreds of alerts.
Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Alert Fatigue

Rusty treats alert fatigue as exhaustion suffered by the alert console itself and gives the noisy system a rest.

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Rusty and Glitch inspect a vendor update box in a retro office; Rusty declares it safe because it passed every check while Glitch questions the checks that were never run.
Monday, 19 October 2026

Supply Chain Risk

Rusty treats an untested vendor update as safe because it passed every check, including the checks nobody actually ran.

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Rusty mounts a mailbox and street address on a server cabinet and claims data residency is complete while Glitch explains that data residency concerns where data is stored.
Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Data Residency

Rusty gives a database a physical mailing address because he interprets data residency as where the records live.

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Rusty presents a velvet-rope VIP entrance to a server room as privileged access while Glitch questions why permissions are being treated like prestige.
Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Privileged Access

Rusty treats privileged access as VIP prestige by putting a velvet-rope line outside the server room.

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