Security outsourcing: pigs or chickens?

Luck has it that I found a picture on a lolcat-related site that illustrates some points better than any presentation I could give.

When asking somebody to manage your security, think about bacon and eggs, and ask yourself: Is this person a pig (committed) or chicken (involved)?

So, when you have the lowest bidder managing your critical systems, don't be surprised to get exactly what you asked for.

OMG! We are are all gone DIE!

Let's take a breather from the "swine flu" craziness, and think things through for a minute.
First off:

Yes, you are going to die.

Life has a 100% mortality rate. This has been proven billions of time before you were born. Anybody who believes they are immortal needs serious counseling.

Now that we got that unpleasantness out of the way, let me give you some basics of "threat level analysis" : In a nutshell, you figure out out what is most likely to hurt you based on a self-assessment and what has happened to others in the past, which gives you a list of what exactly you should be worried about, and how much.

Let's look at the facts that we have available:

This particular "swine flu" "epidemic" has killed less than a dozen people total. Source: CDC

Other mortality stats of other causes (Source: NSC):

Type of Accident or Manner of Injury				Deaths	One Year Odds	Lifetime Odds

	Assault, X85-Y09, Y87.1, *U01			18,124	16,360	210
		Assault by firearm, X93-X95		12,352	24,005	309
		Assault by sharp object, X99		2,097	141,396	1,817
		Other and unspecified means and sequelae, X85-X92, X96-X98, Y00-Y09, Y87.1,*U01

	Event of undetermined intent, Y10-Y34, Y87.2, Y89.9			4,742	62,528	804
		Poisoning, Y10-Y19		3,240	91,515	1,176
		Hanging, strangulation, and suffocation, Y20		139	2,133,144	27,418
		Drowning and submersion, Y21		242	1,225,236	15,749
		Firearm discharge, Y22-Y24		221	1,341,661	17,245
		Exposure to smoke, fire, and flames, Y26		120	2,470,892	31,760
		Falling, jumping, or pushed from a high place, Y30		69	4,297,204	55,234
		Other and unspecified means and sequelae, Y25, Y27-Y29, Y31-Y34,Y87.2, Y89.9		711	417,028	5,360

			Ignition or melting of nightwear, X05	6	49,417,844	635,191
			Ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel, X06	97	3,056,774	39,290

There you have it.

You are more likely to killed by your own pajamas or an asteroid than by this flu.

You don't need a mask, you need fireproof pajamas and a safety helmet.

P.S.:Get one for the kids as well