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Author: cryptosmith

Writer, educator, and consultant in cybersecurity; author of three books.
October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 cryptosmith

WPA2 Packet Frame Format

September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 cryptosmith

Ethics and Chatbots

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 cryptosmith

Authentication Chapters Online

June 10, 2019 cryptosmith

Political campaign security

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 cryptosmith

The practical digital library updated

May 19, 2019 cryptosmith

Ross Anderson and another edition of Security Engineering

January 6, 2019April 14, 2020 cryptosmith

A Forged “From” Address

November 13, 2018January 6, 2019 cryptosmith

This photo should not exist

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 cryptosmith

Rule #1 for Detecting a Phish

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 cryptosmith

A Mac Hack

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 cryptosmith

Invoice Phishing Campaign

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 cryptosmith

State of the Art Password Cracking

Sen. John McCain and Rick Smith, 1999
August 26, 2018 cryptosmith

Sen. John McCain, 1936-2018

July 15, 2018January 6, 2019 cryptosmith

Interesting Email Scam I Received

June 25, 2018July 4, 2018 cryptosmith

Organizing Video Clips for an Online Course

May 3, 2018January 6, 2019 cryptosmith

How to Trace an Email Message

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 cryptosmith

HR and Phishing

March 15, 2018March 19, 2018 cryptosmith

The Six Types of Cyber-Risks

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 cryptosmith

Quantum Skepticism

November 11, 2017November 11, 2017 cryptosmith

Two Longs and a Short

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 cryptosmith

The Big Bug in the News: the WPA2 flaw

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 cryptosmith

Comparing Leaks: Trump vs. Hillary

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017 cryptosmith

Tiptoeing Through Vulnerabilities

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 cryptosmith

Cryptosmith Video Series #1 through #15

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