How-To Geek

VS Code is the overlooked Excel companion I didn't know I needed

Excel is still my spreadsheet workhorse, but VS Code handles the awkward file-level jobs I don't want Excel touching.
howtogeek

Your Excel file is secretly sharing more than you think. Here's how to check

Tony Phillips is an experienced Microsoft Office user with a dual-honors degree in Linguistics and Hispanic Studies. Prior to starting with How-to Geek in January 2024, he worked as a document ...
Security Affairs

Fake LastPass on GitHub Led to an Infostealer That Killed 145 Security Tools

Attackers spoofed LastPass on GitHub, used a Microsoft-signed driver to disable 145 security products, then deployed an infostealer.
XDA Developers

Windows 11 quietly encrypted your entire PC, and one firmware update can lock you out of everything

Abhinav pivoted from a career in banking to pursue his first love in writing. Even while working full-time, he continued contributing as an editor-at-large, a role he has held for more than 7 years. A ...
github

Marketing ops as code: Automating events from planning to follow-up on GitHub

Learn how to move into your first professional role. Find out what goes into making GitHub the home for all developers. How we use GitHub to be more productive, collaborative, and secure Our ...
Engadget

Ring introduces better default encryption standards to address privacy concerns

Ring is addressing some of its privacy issues by overhauling how it handles encryption by default. The Amazon-owned company just introduced something called TAKE, which stands for Throw Away the Key ...
TechCrunch

Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features

Amazon’s smart home division, Ring, said on Wednesday that it is adopting a new encryption standard called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) as the default setting for video encryption and user ...
CNET

Ring Gave Itself a Security Makeover Called TAKE. Here’s What’s Actually Changing

Amazon Ring has a new policy for its encryption practices and what they mean for your security videos or AI use. Customers are getting more choices, too. Previously, Ring’s cloud practices were a bit ...
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Ring introduces TAKE, setting a new industry standard for default encryption and control

TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) will become the default encryption for all Ring customers worldwide when fully rolled out. At Ring, protecting your videos is a responsibility we take seriously.
shattered.io

Hashing vs Encryption: Fixed 256-Bit Output, No Key [2026]

Ask a junior developer to “encrypt” a password and you can watch a security incident take shape in real time. Hashing and encryption both scramble data into something unreadable, and that surface ...
blog

How Google is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption

Today we're excited to showcase HEIR, the latest powerful tool added to our Private Computing Toolkit. HEIR is an open source compiler that unlocks cryptographically-secure private AI inference. As ...