9 Best Articles in 2021
ZDNet
Singapore researchers tapping quantum cryptography to enhance network encryption
ZDNet
2 min read · 2020-05-30 · ST Engineering and National University of Singapore are looking to tap quantum cryptography technology to build network encryption tools, so these will be ready to mitigate security risks that may…
Matthew Green
Why I’m done with Chrome
Matthew Green
From 2018 · This blog is mainly reserved for cryptography, and I try to avoid filling it with random “someone is wrong on the Internet” posts. After all, that’s what Twitter is for! But from …
HackerNoon
Blockchain Cryptography Explained to a 9-Year-Old
HackerNoon
5 min read · From 2019 · A beginner’s guide to blockchain cryptography
Stanford University
A Graduate Course in Applied Cryptography
Stanford University
1 min read · From 2018 · Part I: Secret key cryptography Introduction Encryption Stream ciphers Block ciphers Chosen plaintext attacks Message integrity Message integrity from universal hashing Message integrity from…
The New York Times
Cryptography Pioneers Win Turing Award
The New York Times
3 min read · From 2017 · In the 1970s, Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman invented the technology that underpins web commerce.
WIRED
Google Turns to Retro Cryptography to Keep Datasets Private
WIRED
3 min read · From 2019 · Google's Private Join and Compute will let companies compare notes without divulging sensitive information.
MIT Technology Review
An algorithm that can spot cause and effect could supercharge medical AI
MIT Technology Review
3 min read · 2020-02-05 · The technique, inspired by quantum cryptography, would allow large medical databases to be tapped for causal links
Bloomberg
‘Mind-Boggling’ Math Could Make Blockchain Work for Wall Street
Bloomberg
7 min read · From 2017 · A major breakthrough in cryptography may have solved one of the biggest obstacles to using blockchain technology on Wall Street: keeping transaction data private.
Ars Technica
Millions of high-security crypto keys crippled by newly discovered flaw
Ars Technica
8 min read · From 2017 · Factorization weakness lets attackers impersonate key holders and decrypt their data.
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CB Insights
Post-Quantum Cryptography: A Look At How To Withstand Quantum Computer Cyber Attacks
CB Insights
10 min read · Aug 26th · Find out what post-quantum cryptography is and how it will help protect online activity from quantum computers.
Quartz
Everything you need to know about DeFi
Quartz
6 min read · Oct 11th · DeFi is an amalgam of cryptography, finance, and software development seeking to change how money works.
EPFL
A cryptography game-changer for biomedical research at scale
EPFL
3 min read · Oct 11th · Personalized medicine is set to revolutionize healthcare, yet large-scale research studies towards better diagnoses and targeted therapies are currently hampered by data privacy and security concerns.…
Schneier Blog
Security Risks of Client-Side Scanning
Schneier Blog
1 min read · Oct 15th · Even before Apple made its announcement, law enforcement shifted their battle for backdoors to client-side scanning. The idea is that they wouldn’t touch the cryptography, but instead eavesdrop on…
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WIRED
The Clever Cryptography Behind Apple's 'Find My' Feature
WIRED
4 min read · From 2019 · Apple says an elaborate rotating key scheme will soon let you track down your stolen laptop, but not let anyone track you. Not even Apple.
Quanta Magazine
Computer Scientists Achieve ‘Crown Jewel’ of Cryptography
Quanta Magazine
6 min read · 2020-11-10 · A cryptographic master tool called indistinguishability obfuscation has for years seemed too good to be true. Three researchers have figured out that it can work.
OneZero
The Untold Story of the Man That Made Mainstream Encryption Possible
OneZero
~15 min read · 2020-03-03 · Meet Whit Diffie, the man who invented public key cryptography and brought encryption to the masses
medium.com
How Cryptography Redefines Private Property
medium.com
~11 min read · From 2018 · We will explore the pivotal role public-key cryptography plays in the creation of digital hard money & its ramifications on society at…
Quanta Magazine
How the EverCrypt Library Creates Hacker-Proof Cryptography
Quanta Magazine
4 min read · From 2019 · Researchers have just released hacker-proof cryptographic code — programs with the same level of invincibility as a mathematical proof.
WIRED
An Open Source Bid to Encrypt the Internet of Things
WIRED
3 min read · 2020-01-20 · IoT is a security hellscape. One cryptography has a plan to make it a little bit less so.
righto.com
Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day
righto.com
~13 min read · From 2014 · This article is now available in Russian: Майним Bitcoin с помощью бумаги и ручки . I decided to see how practical it would be to mine Bit...
Ars Technica UK
Google teaches “AIs” to invent their own crypto and avoid eavesdropping
Ars Technica UK
3 min read · From 2016 · Neural networks seem good at devising crypto methods; less good at codebreaking.
CoinDesk
China's Congress Passes Cryptography Law, Effective Jan. 1, 2020
CoinDesk
1 min read · 2019-10-26 · While China still bans cryptocurrency trading, cryptography could be key to the country’s national push to be more competitive in the blockchain industry.
