Python 3.15's UTF-8 default reduces environment-dependent behavior when no encoding is specified. We look at what it means ...

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This is an explanation of the Cryptography challenge 'New Caesar' from CyLab Security Academy (formerly picoCTF). You are provided with a short ciphertext and the single Python script that created it.

Verify provably fair dice yourself: check the server seed hash, compute HMAC-SHA256, convert the digest to a roll, with a ...

Encrypted cloud storage scrambles files on your own device before they’re uploaded, so the company storing them can’t read them. Google Drive, OneDrive, and personal Dropbox plans don’t do that: they ...

Python SDK could allow a malicious MCP server to steal OAuth authentication material and take over AI agent accounts. The issue affects vulnerable HTTP-based MCP clients that connect to untrusted ...

NIST finalized Ascon in Aug 2025. We compare AES-256-GCM vs Ascon-AEAD128 on security, speed, and IoT hardware fit.

MCP Python SDK flaw can let malicious servers redirect OAuth exchanges and steal credentials; fixes are in 1.30.0 and 2.2.0.

Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as an editor-at-large, a role he has held for more than 7 years. A ...

Compromised MemTensor npm and PyPI packages deliver sckit, a Go-based stealer targeting cloud, registry, source-code, and developer credentials.