Corporate Data Breach Cartoon: The Absurdity of Modern IT Excuses
- Ravi

- Dec 31, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 22

The Scenario In this corporate data breach cartoon, we step inside a high-stakes boardroom where the data is compromised, but the excuses are top-tier.
Instead of addressing technical vulnerabilities, the presenter leans into pure workplace satire. Facing a group of skeptical executives, he explains that the recent hack wasn't a failure of code, but a failure of the climate—claiming it was simply "too cloudy" for the firewall to function. I
t is a moment where "the cloud" moves from a server farm to a weather report in the most ridiculous way possible.
The Observation This piece of workplace satire targets the gap between technical jargon and boardroom understanding. It critiques a culture where buzzwords are used as a shield for accountability rather than a description of reality.
When "The Cloud" is treated as a mystical entity rather than a technical tool, it becomes the perfect scapegoat for any disaster.
This brand of office humor highlights a common corporate truth: in the face of a crisis, a confident, creative lie is often the first line of defense.
The only thing more compromised than the customer data is the presenter’s understanding of how a firewall actually works
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Series: Cyber Security Cartoons
Theme: Tech Cartoons
