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The Imminent Demise of Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a faith-based currency. That means its value is derived from what people think its worth and are willing to pay for it. It is very similar to a natural resource because it (1) is reasonably difficult to produce, (2) it has a limited finite supply, and (3) it is recognized to have value.Th

Aamir Lakhani5 min read

Covert Operations: Kill Chain Actions using Security Analytics

By Aman DiwakarIn Special Operations, there are multiple actors on either side of the battlefield, at any point in time, attempting to achieve tactical leverage over the enemy. This leverage comes in multiple forms, at different stages of combat and the entire process is referred to as the “Kill Cha

Aamir Lakhani6 min read

Understanding Rainbow Tables

On the topic of breaking passwords, I often hear security professionals and a few other folks mention Rainbow Tables. I used to think a Rainbow Table was a set of pre-computed (pre-calculated) hashes from passwords…essentially a lookup table where a plaintext’s unencrypted password corresponds to a

Aamir Lakhani4 min read