Music has a powerful effect. It can evoke emotions, alter our mood and relieve stress. It can even influence customer behaviour. The right music may make you stay longer in a store and spend more.
Of course, the converse is also true. Music that you dislike will trigger a negative emotion. I will turn around and walk out of a shop if it is playing the wrong (for me) kind of music. It’s why background music on a web site is often a bad idea.
I am not a maker of music. I am musically challenged. That is a kind way of saying that I can’t hold a tune. When I sing along to a song, I do it softly, because I sound tuneless even to myself.
So I didn’t expect people to makes songs about computer security.
About OWASP
You know you need strong passwords, and you need to change them often. But you may not have heard of OWASP.
OWASP is the Open Worldwide Application Security Project. It is a non-profit organisation that works to improve software security. Amongst other things, OWASP keeps a list of the top 10 web application security risks.
The Juice Shop Jingle
OWASP also has a Juice Shop. No, you can’t actually buy juice there. OWASP describes the Juice Shop as "probably the most modern and sophisticated insecure web application". They created this app to include the top 10 risks, and a whole lot more. Developers can use this for security training, and to test security tools.
I am sure the development team had lots of fun writing the Juice Shop application. One of the developers even decided to create a jingle about it.
If you enjoyed that, you can thank Charles for sending me the link.
Sing about Security
It turns out that people do write songs about cyber security.
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore created a music video aimed at children. It includes advice about changing passwords, not clicking on links, and updating software. I hope it was more successful in Singapore schools than on YouTube.
But wait, there are more. From a song that claims to be the world’s first data privacy rap, to a country-style guitar song about GPDR. (I didn’t like either of those.) Or you can get into the festive spirit with O Phishing Tree! and O Giga-Byte!
No deep thoughts today – just something fun. If you enjoyed reading this, please share your comments.