Learn to use the cipher utility with confidence. This Daily Drill Down walks you through using every cipher switch and shows you exactly what happens in the real world when you use these switches.

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In the previous blog post, “Embedded Security Using Cryptography”, we looked at how cryptography can be used for securing assets in embedded systems and ensure confidentiality, integrity and ...

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A massive treasure lies hidden in a Philadelphia mansion. Ken Bauman is certain of it, and he spent 22 years in law enforcement—most of it as a railroad detective with the Norfolk Southern Railway ...