About time: Microsoft introduced support for the RC4 stream cipher in Windows 2000 as the default authentication algorithm for the Active Directory services. The system has been insecure for even ...

Microsoft is finally ripping out one of the weakest links in its identity stack, cutting off a legacy cipher that attackers have abused for years to walk straight into corporate networks. The move ...

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Cipher Mining has already begun shifting from pure Bitcoin mining toward AI and high‑performance computing data centers, backed by long-term hyperscale leasing agreements with Amazon Web Services and ...

Cipher Mining Inc (NASDAQ: CIFR) shares slipped on Monday as Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) pullback weighed on crypto‑linked names and momentum stocks more broadly. What Happened: Bitcoin dropped below ...

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...

We don’t know exactly what he said, but in 1971, Ray Tomlinson used Arpanet to send the first email ever. You can bet he was only thinking about getting the message to its destination, not about ...

Linus Torvalds released the fourth release candidate (RC4) for Linux Kernel version 6.19. Learn what's new in Kernel 6.19-rc4 ...