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Abbey Roberts

Mental cryptography and good passwords - 4 views

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    This article gives a method for generating secure yet easy to remember passwords for online accounts, using encryption and modular arithmetic (!). It is an interesting use of encryption in everyday life for something we all have, password-protected internet accounts. If you click through to the computer science category, you can find other posts on cryptography, encryption, and privacy.
krschroeder9

The Importance of Understanding Encryption in Cybersecurity - 0 views

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    Any sensitive information that could be accessed by hackers should be encrypted, especially when communicating over wireless networks. Make sure to keep your private key confidential.
Ling Shi

Cryptography in Network Security - 2 views

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    This is the e-text of a book that discusses online network encryption and application. The chapters cover various encryption methods for the transfer of data online, as well as the application of wireless, email, IP network security
lvanryzin

These Harvard And MIT Kids Say They've Made NSA-Proof Email - 1 views

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    These people were prompted to create a easy, secure email service. They incorporated in Switzerland as it has much more stringent privacy laws than we have in America.
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    Great find! At some point this semester, we're all going to learn how to use encrypted email. We might try out a few different systems, including ProtonMail, and compare them.
andrewhaygood97

Military encryption's going open -- Defense Systems - 2 views

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    This makes me wonder how ethical it is for the NSA to be so heavily involved in cryptography internationally. Are they building a backdoor into these crytographic systems? If so, how ethical could that be?
Derek Bruff

Crimes, iPhones and Encryption - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The New York Times put together a virtual debate over the Apple/FBI conflict.
wmcrae

Google's Student Data-Mining Scandal | National Review - 2 views

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    "Over the past four years, Google has admitted 'scanning and indexing' student email messages and data mining student users for commercial gain." What to take away? Data mining is present everywhere and better encryption is becoming more and more relevant in the digital life of a college student in 2018.
Derek Bruff

6 Fresh Horrors From Equifax CEO Richard Smith's Congressional Hearing | WIRED - 0 views

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    "Equifax stored sensitive consumer information in plaintext rather than encrypt it."
aconn55

'Black Box' Software Could Be the Future of Cryptography - 2 views

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    Securing data is how we currently operate, securing software could be the future of internet security.
saraatsai

Schneier on Security - 2 views

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    This is a blog by Bruce Schneier who writes about security in general, under which cryptography falls as a subject.
junqing-shi

NSA surveillance: A guide to staying secure - 3 views

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    Some advice from security expert Bruce Schneier on how to keep the NSA from snooping on you. "Trust the math. Encryption if your friend."
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