7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

VeraCrypt is a free, open-source disk encryption software that is available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. With VeraCrypt, you create a virtual encrypted disk on your internal drive that can then be ...
BizTech Magazine

How Can Public and Private Key Encryption Protect Private Data?

Public and private key cryptography is a powerful solution. The former (asymmetric cryptography) involves a pair of keys that ...

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe

Microsoft's BitLocker is a security feature built into Windows that encrypts the entire hard drive. The idea is to protect your personal files from prying eyes in case your PC is ever lost or stolen.
PC Magazine

How to Vibe Code: 5 Simple Tips for Using AI to Become a Programmer

How to Vibe Code: 5 Simple Tips for Using AI to Become a Programmer Have an app you've always wanted to build? A humdrum task to automate? AI tools make it easier than ever, but they can be as ...
Thurrott

Microsoft to Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust by 2030

Microsoft is taking an impressive step in modernizing its biggest codebases and will eliminate all C/C++ code by the end of the decade, replacing it with Rust. “My goal is to eliminate every line of C ...
InfoWorld

Writing code is so over

Soon AI agents will be writing better, cleaner code than any mere human can, just like compilers can write better assembly. There’s an old joke about the weather in San Francisco: If you don’t like it ...
The Verge

WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...
IEEE

Enhancing Protection Against Code Reuse Attacks on IoT Devices by Randomizing Function Addresses

Abstract: Most Internet of Things (IoT) devices currently in use are vulnerable to code reuse attacks, as manufacturers typically deploy the same firmware across all devices. This uniformity enables ...
IEEE

Face Protection Based on Optimizing Latent Code Space With Multiple Loss Function Constraints

Abstract: The privacy preservation problem of face data is becoming more and more prominent, and how to retain key features while blurring faces to support subsequent tasks has become a research ...
TheServerSide

Create your first Python AWS Lambda function in minutes

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Ready to develop your first AWS Lambda function in Python? It really couldn’t be easier. The AWS ...
Futurism

Amateurs Using AI to “Vibe Code” Are Now Begging Real Programmers to Fix Their Botched Software

Welcome to the future, where the vibes are bad in almost every meaningful respect — but where you do, at the very least, get to “vibe code,” or use an AI model to write code and even build entire ...
People

With the Python Challenge Over, Florida Turns to Robotic Rabbits to Stop Invasive Snakes

Officials estimate that pythons have killed 95% of small mammals as well as thousands of birds in Everglades National Park South Florida Water Management District via AP; AP Photo/Lynne Sladky ...