Welcome to Thursday; it’s going to be this way all day. All. Damn. Day. It’s okay; we’ll get through it together. Just you, me, and this bottomless vat of caffeine and smart drugs. Hey, why did people who used smart… Read More ›
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2014 in The Cryptosphere
So it is with a hopeful heart and a Godzilla haiku with which we say goodbye to 2014 and hello to whatever tinfoil-reinforcing insanity 2015 will bring. Our first year has been a good one, overall. While we missed our… Read More ›
Stay #Anonymous: Security Guidelines for Making Your Own VPN
This article by ro0ted is a follow-up to his post of yesterday on the best secure VPN. And yes, it’s well above the pay grade of most of our readers (and staff) but this is a true hacker’s approach. We… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 23
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Still going in to work? Well, nobody’s going to expect too much of you today, so here are some conversation starters. If the internet attacks we’ve seen on US targets overnight continue, I’m afraid you’re going to… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 18
Aha! We knew he was working for someone! Well, kittens, now that we’ve cracked that case, let’s turn our eyes to other outrages and crimes against humanity, by which we mean everything from Assange’s Santa beard on down. Eggnog in… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Monday, Dec 15
Hello again, kittens! Did you miss me while I was on my gloriously luxurious, if fever-ridden, hiatus? Well, I still have the fever but I don’t have the time off anymore, so here we are. Naturally, when I came across… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for December 9
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Things got a little out of hand at Cryptosphere Global HQ last night, but as you can see order has been restored and everything is once again under control. Also, lunch will be provided by the management… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 8
Merry Monday, kittens! Were you office partying over the weekend like the rest of us? The strangest people showed up at the party, but then that’s the holiday chaos for you. In this world of Heraclitian turmoil, there’s one thing… Read More ›
I Have Something to Hide
This is a reprint of the May, 2013 post of the same title from the Neurovagrant blog of Ian Campbell, with whom we re-connected on Twitter recently. He kindly permitted us to repost this crystal clear lesson in why encryption… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 5
Happy Friday, kittens! Are you as plugged in and illuminated as this somewhat-alarmed gent? If not, we have the cure for that: our Friday link roundup! All the cryptonews you need to get your weekend started. Someone was Indicted in… Read More ›
Fear and Loathing in Onion Land: The Deep Web
This is a guest contribution from old Cryptosphere pal Gonzo PhD. It originally appeared on the Grey Coat Labs blog. I personally will continue to use Tor (with a VPN, can’t have salt without pepper) but your mileage may vary…. Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto #News for Nov 19
Happy hump day, kittens! We’re still catching up from our mega-Monday Anonymous wave of traffic and thinly-veiled libelous comments from butthurt Sea Shepherd supporters. Remember, on the internet you’re nobody till somebody hates you! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! I didn’t want to… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for November 6
Happy Thursday, kittens! We at the Cryptosphere have some news for you (geddit?). We’ve just been accepted by Google News, so we’ll be playing with the Big Boys now and will be much, much less likely to have cause for… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for November 5
Remember, remember! The Fifth of November, On WordPress, Tumblr and Blogspot; I know of no reason Edward Snowden’s “treason” Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To shake the King and Parliament All up alive…. Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for October 29
Happy hump day, kittens! Grab yourself some warming caffeine and settle in for your morning homework. Hey, what are commutes for, amirite? That’s right: they are a carefully socially engineered phenomenon designed specifically to give North America and Europe enough… Read More ›