Gifts for security fans
Know someone who loves security? Pick their favourite topic for gift ideas, with a fact to share when they open it.
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Biometrics
The first known use of biometrics for identification dates back to ancient Babylon, where fingerprints were used on clay tablets to verify transactions.
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Cyber Threats
A significant portion of cyberattacks are successful because of human error, such as clicking on malicious links or falling for phishing scams.
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Digital Privacy
The average person generates 1.7 megabytes of data *every second*. That's a lot of potential privacy implications.
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Encryption
The Enigma machine, famously used by the Nazis, relied on a type of rotor-based encryption that was eventually broken by Allied codebreakers, significantly impacting the outcome of World War II.
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Ethical Hacking
Ethical hackers often use the same tools and techniques as malicious hackers, but with explicit permission from the target organization.
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Infosec
The first computer virus, the Creeper, was also one of the first examples of antivirus software – a program was created to remove it.
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Lock Picking
A common misconception is that lock picking requires immense strength; in reality, it relies primarily on dexterity and precise manipulation of tension and picking tools.
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Privacy-Preserving Computing
Privacy-preserving computing techniques like homomorphic encryption allow computations on encrypted data without ever decrypting it, meaning the data remains confidential even during processing.
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VPN services
Some VPN services use a system of "virtual servers" which don't correspond to a physical location, making it difficult to pinpoint their exact geographic origin.
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