{"id":19286,"date":"2021-12-30T15:49:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T20:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/security-2021-year-in-memes\/19286\/"},"modified":"2022-01-04T14:36:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T10:36:26","slug":"security-2021-year-in-memes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/security-2021-year-in-memes\/19286\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 information security memes and tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the twenty-first century, detailed descriptions and proofs of concept<\/a> just aren\u2019t enough to draw everyone\u2019s attention to a vulnerability. You need a catchy marketing name, a logo, and an unavoidable bundle of memes on Twitter. All kinds of researchers, IT journalists, industry workers, and sympathetic users amuse each other with funny images all the time.<\/p>\n

And in general, it\u2019s actually useful: After seeing a meme, plenty of people read about what happened, and sometimes they even take steps to fix the vulnerability \u2014 or at least do what they can to avoid making the same mistake and getting featured in a new meme. Also, by considering the number of memes following another incident, we can get some idea of the extent of a problem. If we were to rely solely on memes to learn the latest news on cybersecurity, we would remember 2021 as being something like this:<\/p>\n

January: WhatsApp privacy policy update<\/h2>\n

The year began with millions of WhatsApp users suddenly learning of an update to the service\u2019s privacy policy. The result was a mass exodus to Telegram<\/a> and at the suggestion of a famous doge breeder, to Signal<\/a>, both of which noted<\/a> significant audience growth. We think this meme sums up the situation with WhatsApp\u2019s new privacy policy best:<\/p>\n

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Basically this is what Whatsapp is doing pic.twitter.com\/3p7wZoEYl6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lekompo (@Onka_Shole) January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n