Codebreaker Challenge - 0 views
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Derek Bruff on 30 Jan 13Check out this code-breaking challenge from the UK's Science Museum.
How Joe Biden Accidentally Helped Us All E-Mail in Private | Danger Room | Wired.com - 0 views
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Nice write-up in Wired's "Danger Room" column on Phil Zimmerman, who was recently inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame.
Gigapixel Images of Babbage's Difference Engine - 0 views
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This site has some really neat pictures and a video detailing Babbage's Difference Engine. The pictures are gigapixel, so they are incredibly detailed.
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Wow. That's a lot of zoom.
Why encryption would not have saved General Petraeus - 1 views
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A summary of why encryption wouldn't have prevented General Petraeus from getting caught. Like the quote: "If you think cryptography is the solution to your problem, you either don't understand cryptography or you don't understand your problem."
Fairy wrens teach secret passwords to their unborn chicks to tell them apart from cucko... - 0 views
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An unexpected place for passwords to appear...
Quantum cryptography keys ride the lightning on existing fiber lines - 1 views
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Quantum computing has teased us with its potential for some time, but we won't be seeing qubits in our laptops anytime soon. However, science has also sought to leverage quantum physics in cryptography, and a recent breakthrough will allow for quantum encryption over fiber optic cables already in use.
How to Devise Passwords That Drive Hackers Away - NYTimes.com - 1 views
Hackers launch assault on Israeli government websites - 0 views
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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.
National Security Agency Releases History of Cold War Intelligence Activities - 0 views
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Discusses some interesting undercover cryptography work during the Cold War era
Al-Qaeda's Embrace of Encryption Technology: 2007-2011 - 0 views
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An overview of Al-Qaeda's use of encryption technology in their terrorist activities. Relevant to the debate about distributing powerful cryptography to everyone, including those with bad intentions.
Why "security" keeps winning out over privacy - Salon.com - 0 views
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Discusses how the security side wins, however unfairly because many reasons are often flawed.
S. Carolina governor admits errors in hacking of tax records - 0 views
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South Carolina gets hacked due to "outdated" technology
John Nash and A Beautiful Mind - 0 views
Quantum code sent on common fibre - 0 views
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The "uncrackable codes" made by exploiting the branch of physics called quantum mechanics no longer require the use of special "dark fibres" and have been sent down kilometres of standard broadband fibre.
Pigeon Code Baffles British Cryptographers - 0 views
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Britain's code-breakers acknowledged Friday that an encrypted handwritten message from World War II, found on the leg of a long-dead carrier pigeon in a household chimney in southern England, has thwarted all their efforts to decode it since it was sent to them last month.
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