Cryptography & Encryption — Posts
16 posts on "Cryptography & Encryption" by Shlomo Strauss — bilingual writing on technology, science, and business.
- BlackBerry's transition from smartphones to automotive software — After losing the smartphone market, BlackBerry pivoted to cybersecurity and real-time operating systems that now power over 250 million vehicles.
- The hidden technology inside hotel television screens — Hotel TVs may look standard, but they integrate built-in Wi-Fi, centralized management, and advanced encryption to prevent piracy.
- Vint Cerf proposes a new internet protocol for AI agents — One of the internet's founding fathers is designing a universal protocol to let AI agents communicate and transact directly without human interfaces.
- Power Grid Anomalies Expose Transnational Crypto Laundering — A Chinese crime syndicate's hidden Bitcoin mining and money-laundering operation was dismantled after algorithms detected power grid anomalies.
- An Island Experiment in AI Governance and Digital Twins — British startup Sensay is launching a social experiment on a tropical island, using AI digital twins of historical figures to govern a new state.
- CanisterWorm: the worm that wipes Iranian systems and can't be shut — A new self-replicating worm spreads via a compromised supply-chain scanner, selectively wipes Iranian systems, and runs a command server on a…
- Why Nokia got Asus and Acer banned from selling PCs in Germany — A Nokia patent lawsuit over HEVC video decoding reveals the licensing chaos behind modern video codecs and why the industry is moving to AV1.
- When crypto thieves knock on the door: the rise of physical robbery — As cold wallets and stronger cybersecurity close digital attack routes, criminals are turning to physical home invasions to steal crypto — with over 200…
- Why a 2002 PS2 game suddenly sells for $400 — and nobody plays it — A leak of PlayStation 5 boot keys revealed that exploiting a critical vulnerability requires a rare physical copy of Star Wars Racer Revenge, sending its…
- How stolen Motorola technology helps China track Tibetan refugees in — Stolen Motorola source code, surveillance cameras, and economic incentives have turned Nepal into a Chinese-operated tracking ground for Tibetan exiles.
- Where true randomness comes from and why it matters for encryption — A practical look at true versus pseudo-random number generation, the hardware and software methods behind it, and the real-world consequences of getting…
- Why Catalan police are taking a close look at Google Pixel owners — Because Pixel phones are the only devices that run the privacy-hardened GrapheneOS, Catalan police now treat ownership as a potential red flag in…
- How the CIA hid a spy network inside a Star Wars fan site — In the early 2000s the CIA ran a covert network of fan sites to communicate with field agents, until a captured spy in Iran exposed the operation's…
- Steganography: hiding a file inside an ordinary image — A look at digital steganography and the open-source tool OpenStego, which can conceal files inside images in seconds with no visible trace.
- Zigbee explained: the protocol powering your smart home — A clear breakdown of how Zigbee works, why it differs from Wi-Fi, and what role a smart home hub plays in bridging the two protocols.
- Securing WordPress websites against increased cyber attacks — This guide outlines ten actionable steps, including two-factor authentication and geolocation blocking, to protect websites from rising cyber threats.