Darwinism in Action
Mashable reported to wide popularity in September that in 2015, more people have died taking selfies than in shark attacks. The score is Fatal Selfies 12 vs. Sharks 8. Either way not a huge risk, something tells me that lightning strikes score higher (according to NOAA – 26) than either of these. The reason this statistic is so popular is the same reason we find stories and videos of people walking into phone poles while texting so funny.
Many of these are head-scratchers, like the death by selfie that involves two guys posing with a live grenade – really?? Then there is the woman who was killed taking a selfie with a bison. What was she thinking?
There is a an Instagram site called extremeselfies. The pictures here are from that site.
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I am a cybersecurity and IT instructor, cybersecurity analyst, pen-tester, trainer, and speaker. I am an owner of the WyzCo Group Inc. In addition to consulting on security products and services, I also conduct security audits, compliance audits, vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. I also teach Cybersecurity Awareness Training classes. I work as an information technology and cybersecurity instructor for several training and certification organizations. I have worked in corporate, military, government, and workforce development training environments I am a frequent speaker at professional conferences such as the Minnesota Bloggers Conference, Secure360 Security Conference in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, the (ISC)2 World Congress 2016, and the ISSA International Conference 2017, and many local community organizations, including Chambers of Commerce, SCORE, and several school districts. I have been blogging on cybersecurity since 2006 at http://wyzguyscybersecurity.com