The Internet Security Apocalypse You Probably Missed – The New York Times
The Internet Security Apocalypse You Probably Missed The New York Times
Last week was an online security nightmare and few people noticed. Here’s what you need to know.
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The Internet Security Apocalypse You Probably Missed
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Review: ‘Zero Days’ Examines Cyberwarfare’s Potential Online Apocalypse – New York Times
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Review: 'Zero Days' Examines Cyberwarfare's Potential Online Apocalypse
New York Times Technology: With every seemingly miraculous advance comes the potential for its catastrophic misuse. If you're inclined toward paranoia, Alex Gibney's sobering documentary “Zero Days,” about the spread of malware, exposes a whole arena of potential … Q&A: Oscar-winner Gibney on cyberwarfare in 'Zero Days' In 'Zero Days,' Alex Gibney tells the secret history of Stuxnet, cyberwarfare's Hiroshima moment Alex Gibney's 'Zero Days' is a chilling account of cyberwarfare |
IDG Contributor Network: Quantum computing breakthrough renews concerns of cybersecurity apocalypse
The term “cryptopocalypse” was probably first coined at the Black Hat USA information security convention in 2013.
A talk presented by four security and technology experts at the show explored cryptographic weaknesses and attempted to answer the hypothetical question: “What happens the day after RSA is broken?“
RSA is a widely used public-key cryptosystem used in digital signatures.
The answer, they determined then, was: “almost total failure of trust in the Internet,” for one thing. The reason? Almost everything we do on the Internet is in some way protected by cryptography.
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