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Circuit Chuckles · Daily comic

Trusted Vendor

Published Tuesday, 11 August 2026 · By Security.io

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In a four-panel black-and-white newspaper comic at a loading dock, Rusty accepts a crate marked NEW VENDOR TOOL without review, then adds a TRUSTED label while Glitch questions the documentation.

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Rusty treats a label as sufficient proof that a new vendor tool can be trusted.

Transcript

Accessible reading order
  1. Panel 1 — Rusty: The vendor says it is fully trusted.
  2. Panel 2 — Glitch: Did we review it?
  3. Panel 3 — Rusty: No need.
  4. Panel 4 — Glitch: You labeled it trusted.
  5. Panel 4 — Rusty: Now it is documented.