Category: Digital Chronicles
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Quantum Threat: Can Quantum Computers Break Bitcoin?
Explore how quantum computing could disrupt Bitcoin by breaking SHA-256 and cracking private keys, and what can be done to prevent this.
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Behind the Scenes of Internet Governance: Who Controls the Web?
Who controls the internet? How are decisions about its core functions made? These questions delve into the heart of Internet governance, a multifaceted dance of power, policy, and politics involving a cast of organizations from around the globe.
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The 2016 Dyn Cyberattack: An Overview
On October 21, 2016, the internet infrastructure company Dyn, which controls much of the DNS infrastructure used by major websites, was hit by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
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The Y2K Bug: A Midnight Race Against Time
As the 20th century drew to a close, a digital doomsday loomed. Dubbed the Y2K bug, this technological quirk threatened to throw global systems into chaos at the stroke of midnight, January 1, 2000.
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The Social Life of Computers: A TCP/IP Tale
Once upon a time, in a land not so far from your charging cable, lived a group of computers. These weren’t your average, run-of-the-mill machines content with solitary tasks. No, these computers yearned for something more—a connection, a network, a social life. They were tired of the same old routine: compute this, process that. They…
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Wired vs. Wireless Networks: Which is Right for Your Business?
In the digital age, the network infrastructure a business chooses serves as its backbone, crucial for operational efficiency and scalability. As companies evolve and adapt to the ever-changing landscape of technology, the dilemma between opting for wired or wireless networks becomes increasingly significant.
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Multiplexer (MUX)
A multiplexer is a telecommunications device that multiplexes several data channels from different pieces of data terminal equipment (DTE).
