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Tag Archives: Cryptography
Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it)
Here’s why NIST is running a competition to find algorithms for a Post-Quantum Cryptographic world…
Facebook to tie together WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger
Should we cheer for WhatsApp-esque, end-to-end encryption everywhere, or tremble at creeping Facebookism?
Serious Security: What 2000 years of cryptography can teach us
Here’s a fascinating history of cryptography that has plenty to teach you – and you don’t need a degree in mathematics to follow along!
Ep. 015 – USB anti-hacking, bypassing 2FA and government insecurity [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Naked Security podcast – enjoy!
El Chapo was brought down by a sysadmin
Christian Rodriguez says he set up secure VoIP communications for the cartel: a system whose encryption keys he wound up giving to the FBI.
Instagram accidentally reveals plaintext passwords in URLs
It’s yet another security stumble following the massive Facebook hack in September, and it likely points to shoddy encryption practices.
Steganography – cool cybersecurity trick or dangerous risk? [VIDEO]
Burying secret data in plain sight- is it a clever cybersecurity trick, or a way to attract the very attention you wanted to avoid?
How to fit all of Shakespeare in one tweet (and why not to do it!)
A security researcher squoze 1,299,999 words into a single tweet, thanks to image metadata that Twitter doesn’t remove.
Headmaster fired over cryptocoin mining on the school’s dime
O, that constant whirring noise? And the sky-high electricity bill? Why, it’s those darn air conditioners and heaters!