Ars' own Julian Sanchez has deciphered a code embedded into the TV show Fringe. Bad Robot, the production company that created the Fox TV show, has been integrating puzzles and easter eggs into shows ...

Possibly, the earliest known cryptogram (or substitution cipher) is the Caesar Cipher, supposed to have been used by Julius Caesar. Possibly, the earliest known cryptogram (or substitution cipher) is ...

It used to be that M.I.T was filled with code-breakers. Part of the movie A Beautiful Mind takes place there and in real life it’s always had close ties with the military and intelligence agencies.

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The writing staff of Futurama famously held three PhDs, seven master’s degrees, and cumulatively had more than 50 years at Harvard University. It’s perhaps unsurprising, then, that there are a few ...

Encryption is an essential tool for protecting data—but the technology can be a bit confusing. This ebook explains what encryption is, how it works, and why it’s so important. From the ebook: ...

Encryption is the process of converting readable data into a coded format that is only accessible by someone with the proper key or password. At its core, encryption ensures privacy and security by ...