End-to-End Encryption Demystified

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Have you ever wondered what it truly means when your favourite instant messaging app proudly proclaims in the chat, "Messages and Calls are End-to-End Encrypted, and nobody, not even company XYZ, can read them"? Is this just marketing? If not, how exactly does this even work? [...] Read more

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Demystified

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You try to log into your favourite social media platform and enter your username and password, only to be greeted with that dreaded message: "An email has been sent to your inbox." Now, you've got to navigate to your email client, wait for the validation token to arrive, and finally get back to what you were doing. It begs the question: Why the extra hassle? Shouldn't a password be sufficient? [...] Read more