eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Cryptonomicon basically predicted Bitcoin and the rise of cryptocurrency. It has it all: Biohacking, social engineering, physical security penetration. – Kyle Fowers, Security Consultant II 6. The film prominently features themes of social engineering and cybersecurity.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010. In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. In fact, China itself would fall prey to the second iteration of Code Red in August 2001.

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