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Santiago Pontiroli

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” ― Oscar Wilde Twitter: @spontiroli

6 articles

  • gamers

Cheat or death? The secret world of malware-like cheats in video games

With more than 2.5 billion gamers around the world, it’s no wonder cheats, hacks, and game modifications have spawned a multimillion dollar industry.

  • Santiago Pontiroli

  • November 13, 2019

  • cryptors

The Ransomware Plague of 2016

Cryptography and ransom have roots deep in human history. However, only in the past few decades has the world seen what can happen when someone combines them. It started in

  • Santiago Pontiroli

  • November 28, 2016

  • bitcoin

What is Bitcoin, and how does it work

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that owes much of its popularity to its rather volatile — and occasionally very high — price. Its potential for investors has made it a tempting

  • Santiago Pontiroli

  • January 20, 2014

  • hacking

Social Engineering, Hacking The Human OS

Social engineering, sometimes called the science and art of human hacking, has become quite popular in recent years given the exponential growth of social networks, email and other forms of

  • Santiago Pontiroli

  • December 20, 2013

  • data security

GPG, Strong Encryption And Digital Signing Made Easy

Recent revelations about government surveillance have once more brought two-decade old PGP software  into the spotlight, as it remains a quite robust and secure mechanism for communications.  However, progress in

  • Santiago Pontiroli

  • October 29, 2013

  • data security

PGP – Reliable Privacy, Security And Authentication For Everyone

If you have been following the latest in news, you’ve probably heard a lot of stories talking about privacy, information leakage, espionage and such. Given that most of our communications

  • Santiago Pontiroli

  • October 29, 2013

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