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Since Israel's bombardment of Gaza, 44 million hacking attempts have been made on Israeli government websites. This article discusses the details of the hacking attempts, and the extent of their success or failure.

This website discusses procedure and purpose of encrypting sensitive data over the internet. SSL is a protocol which "determines variables of the encryption" being used to protect information from first names to credit card numbers. This website also tells you how to determine whether or not a website is secure or if your information is vulnerable. In addition, there is another page that delves into the mathematics and actual cryptography procedures behind online encryption like RSA and ECC.

The official website of the Code Talkers. It gives a description of the code used and stories of the remaining Navajos.

This article opened my eyes to many things, such as how many cookies can be stored on your computer from not going to many websites, how easy it is to track ones location, and how Facebook could easily recognize you in real life. It discussed ways that information is gathered and stored about someone online that I hadn't even thought of before and was very eye-opening.

Facebook already knew you would feel that way about this news.

This website provides a few instructions on how to increase your safety downloading apps from the app store. It also provides links to other websites which show the safety score of an app. Since most people (including myself) don't think twice about downloading any app that looks interesting, this is useful information to have.

This is a website introducing codes and ciphers in WW II by Tony Sale. Given this specific war context, is there really a guideline of what an action is ethical and what is not in terms of cryptoanalysis? Would an action be ethical whenever the majority's well-being is satisfied, or there's a line that should not be crossed?

Basic list of school security measures taken from NCES government website

This website has lots of great information on historical ciphers such as the Voynich Cipher and the Dorabella Cipher.

This website details how the Spartan scytale was used in 500 B.C. Also features a program that encodes your own message according to the spartan scytale.

Many interesting ones in this list. I like the Kryptos at the CIA headquarters. 

Here's a list of 10 unsolved cipher texts throughout history, #2 is the Beale Papers covered in the chapter, #8 is Kryptos (the background of our website). Some date back as far as 1400 BC and some are more recent like the Zodiac Killer.

This website gives a good description about the Vigenère cipher and techniques for cracking it. It also shows another way we could more easily crack one of these ciphers using Microsoft Excel. Lastly, on the menu on the left side of the page is a link that lets you contact Simon Singh.

Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the Match.com dating website. Anyone caught out by the booby-trapped ads could fall victim to ransomware, said security company Malwarebytes, which spotted the cyber-threat. The malicious ads appeared on pages of the dating site via an ad network that pipes content to Match and many other places.

This website provides ample information on not only the ins and outs of public information but it also gives helpful suggestions on how to keep things private and why. One interesting suggestion discussed the risks of posting your birthday as identity thieves can predict your Social Security number based off of your place of birth and birthdate.

Advice: Never store sensitive information on websites; add a DNS service; ignore pop-ups

Even when college students use computer or electronic devices that belong to the school, any websites they visit, links they download, and videos they watch can offer behavioral information and data that is directly tied to that student's profile, and thus them too. It's important to be aware of this fact, and realize that whatever privacy you think that Mac in the back of the library offers you is in reality nonexistent. That Mac is uploading your data to the Cloud every minute you use it, and it's important to track and understand that your online information is being sent, without your consent, to other entities. So, be careful with what you search up next time.