Encryption
Encryption
Encryption is the process of translating data into a secret format so that only authorized parties can understand the information....
AES
(1) Short for Advanced Encryption Standard, a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique developed by Belgian cryptographers Joan Daemen and...
Asymmetric Encryption
Asymmetric encryption, or public-key encryption, is a type of cryptographic protocol that uses a public and private key to exchange...
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Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption
What are the differences when comparing symmetric vs asymmetric encryption? Does one approach work better than the other, or do...
AdamLocker Ransomware
AdamLocker ransomware, or RW.adm_64, is a screen-locking virus designed to prevent access to a computer system and rename the files...
Conti Ransomware
Conti ransomware first emerged in 2020. It uses a ransomware as a service (RaaS) model in which a malicious group...
Crypt888 Ransomware
Crypt888, also known as Mircop, is ransomware that encrypts files on desktops, downloads, pictures, and documents with RSA algorithms. The...
Proof of Work
Decentralization is one of the core principles of cryptocurrency. For the decentralization of cryptocurrency to be successful, there has to...
LastPass
LastPass is a cloud-based password manager that stores users’ login information online in a secure database and allows users to...
End-to-End Encryption
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) involves encrypting data and information between sending and receiving devices, so no other interceptors without the correct...
Message Authentication Code (MAC)
A message authentication code (abbreviated MAC), used in symmetric cryptography, is attached to a message so that a recipient can...
Altcoin
Altcoin refers to any brand of cryptocurrency that is not Bitcoin. It encompasses all of the hundreds of cryptocurrencies that...
TLS False Start
A TLS false start is a feature of Transport Layer Security that reduces some of the latency required by the...