Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Thanks to Randall Munroe for the first part of today’s “Because It’s Friday“: xkcd: Tall Structures That was the funny part… World War II and Cold War Codes and Code Makers Last week’s “Because It’s Friday” included ciphers, this week’s also includes ciphers. Christos military and intelligence corner: The Combined …
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It is fascinating what can be deduced from the fossils record: Fossil footprints reveal what may be the oldest known handcarts – new research I loved the references to shopping trolleys. Oh no! Cyber Security! Once in a while I do find something for “Because It’s Friday” that is related …
An international group of research cryptographers have deciphered over fifty letters, written and encoded by Mary, Queen of Scots, during her imprisonment and passed onto trusted French allies before her execution on February 8, 1587. Lost and found: Codebreakers decipher 50+ letters of Mary, Queen of Scots | Ars Technica …
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Well actually one story and one video. After five centuries these secrets are finally revealed Modern day computer technology got a kick start in World War II when it was developed to crack codes. Google Bletchley Park, where one of these crypto computers and Alan Turing were based, and watch …
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