Muhammad Raza
The Triple DES Intro: Triple Data Encryption Standard
Triple DES is an encryption standard that’s NIST-approved for use through 2030. Let’s see how it works and when you want — and don’t want — to use it.
Elliptic Curve Cryptography: An Introduction
Let’s see how elliptic curve cryptography works, in this digestible, less academic look that still thoroughly explains this technical topic.
Honeypots Explained: Hitting Hackers Where It Hurts
Entice hackers to your system to gather cyberthreat intelligence. Get the latest on honeypot types and interactions and see why it isn’t all so sweet.
Advanced Encryption Standard & AES Rijndael Explained
Learn all about AES Rijndael, today's go-to algorithm that won a NIST competition for ensuring data confidentiality — and it does much more than that!
Network Security Monitoring (NSM) Explained
Network security monitoring sounds like other security measures like intrusion detection. Find out why it's not — and what makes it so useful for IT today.
Cybercrime as a Service (CaaS) Explained
Perhaps unsurprisingly, cybercrime is now available for hire. Harnessing the ‘as a service’ model, find out how cybercrime can be enacted by practically anyone.
Corporate Espionage: What You Need To Know
Cyber threats are not only anonymous. Find out why people you know, and perhaps partner with, are spying on you — and whether it’s corporate espionage.
Denial-of-Service Attacks: History, Techniques & Prevention
DoS attacks have a long history, but they’re also predicted to get worse in 2023. Find out the many ways they work and learn to prevent them in the first place.
Encryption Explained: At Rest, In Transit & End-To-End Encryption
Humans have encrypted messages for millennia. Today it’s essentially part of daily life. Understand how it works — and decide if you need end-to-end encryption.
Spyware in 2025
Spyware: the name says it all. But not all spyware is bad, as we explain in this article, though each spyware type certainly has real threat potential.
