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Tag: encryption

Secret crypto code that helped end apartheid has been cracked and open-sourced

2024-09-162024-09-16 Danie
A DOSBox screen showing an old BASIC program's main menu text screen. It is a blue background with white text. Text states CODER Level 2 MAIN MENU. Option one F1 Load files from disk, option 2 F2 Save files onto disk, option 3 F3 Delete files on disk, option 4 Encipher files, option 5 F5 Decipher files, option 6 F6 Type a new document, option 7 F7 Edit/read documents, option 8 F8 Rename files, option 9 F9 Terminal, and option 10 F10 Quit.

Operation Vula was a mission to infiltrate key leaders such as Mac Maharaj and Charles Nqakula into South Africa while ensuring good lines of communication between them and the ANC’s headquarters-in-exile in Lusaka, Zambia. “Even […]

Blogapartheid, encryption, privacy, southafrica, technology

There is a real need for encrypted e-mails but instead we have lots of encrypted PDF attachments

2024-01-292024-01-29 Danie
A letter explaining how to open an attached and encrypted e-mail document

More and more of my accounts are all arriving now with password encrypted PDFs. It’s good that an open standard is being used, but the passwords are really getting complicated as some use my ID […]

Blogemail, encryption, PDF, privacy, technology

5 of the Best Steganography Tools in Linux: Hiding information inside other innocent files

2023-04-022023-09-04 Danie
Woman typing ona laptop with blank screen, and looking back over her shoulder

Steganography is the art and process of putting one type of information inside another in an attempt to hide it. This is often done in situations where an individual wants to preserve secret information inside […]

Blogencryption, linux, opensource, privacy, Steganography, technology

Google adds client-side encryption to Gmail and Calendar. Should you care? Spoiler: Probably Not

2023-03-012023-03-01 Danie
Shows portion of a Google Drive screen with pop up message saying Encrypted by ink-42.com This file is encrypted by your organisation.

On Tuesday, Google made client-side encryption available to a limited set of Gmail and Calendar users in a move designed to give them more control over who sees sensitive communications and schedules. Client-side encryption is […]

Blogemail, encryption, gmail, privacy, technology

Google introduces a beta version end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web (body and attachments), but not yet for personal accounts

2022-12-172022-12-17 Danie
Screenshot showing encryption settings for Gmail

Google announced on Friday that it’s adding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail on the web, allowing enrolled Google Workspace users to send and receive encrypted emails within and outside their domain. Once enabled, Gmail client-side […]

Blogemail, encryption, gmail, privacy, technology

Despite walled garden (and open) social media, e-mail is still King, and growing in use more than any social media platform

2022-08-212022-08-21 Danie
ProtonMail

According to Statista, as seen in the graph above, Email is clearly not dying; instead it is flourishing. Its growth from 2017 to 2022 is about 15%, reaching up to 4.6 Billion people in 2025! […]

Blogemail, encryption, gmail, privacy, technology

5 Different Free Options to Safely Store Sensitive Files in the Cloud

2022-02-142022-02-14 Danie
cloud encryption

Ideally, you wouldn’t store any sensitive personal information in the cloud. There’s always a risk your online accounts will get hacked, so in theory you’re better off storing all your documents and data offline. But […]

Blogcloudstorage, encryption, security, technology
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