What caused the AT&T outage? The company’s initial review says it wasn’t a cyberattack.
AT&T offers a $5 credit to customers affected by a communications outage. The outage, caused by a technical error, affected thousands. Many AT&T customers were without cellphone service Thursday thanks…
US Crime-fighters shut down botnet used by Russian Fancy Bear hackers
DoJ boots Fancy Bear out of hundreds of routers US law enforcement agents have revealed their success in shutting down a malicious botnet used by the notorious Fancy Bear hackers.…
AT&T outage just a preview of what can happen when cell service goes out: How to prepare
A widespread telecommunication outage that affected tens of thousands of customers in the United States on Thursday raised many questions: What should I do when I can’t use my cell…
Microsoft says state-sponsored Russian hacking group accessed email accounts of senior leaders.
Russian hacking group accessed some of Microsoft’s senior leaders’ email accounts on January 12, 2024, security experts announced. Russian hacking group accessed some email accounts of Microsoft senior leaders, the…
How to minify CSS for better website performance
Cascading style sheets (CSS) are essential for website styling, but large CSS files can slow or block page rendering. CSS minification makes CSS files smaller. Why minify CSS? CSS minification…
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What is Decryption?
In digital security, encryption and decryption engage in an intricate interplay, much like two facets of a single entity. Encryption involves the skill of protecting data by transforming it into…
What is Twofish? Is Twofish secure?
What is Twofish? Is Twofish secure? Twofish is the successor to Blowfish and, like its predecessor, uses symmetric encryption, so only one 256-bit key is necessary. This technique is one…
Hard Fork: What It Is in Blockchain, How It Works, Why It Happens
What Is a Hard Fork? A hard fork (or hard fork), as it relates to blockchain technology, is a radical change to a network’s protocol that makes previously invalid blocks…
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
A decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is an emerging legal structure with no central governing body whose members share a common goal to act in the entity’s best interest. Popularized through…