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A VPN , short for Virtual Private Network, is a system that allows you to establish a secure and private connection over a public network, such as the Internet . In practice, it creates what is called...
Passwords: how important are they in our digital lives? How many times have we reported this on our pages? Most digital activities— from social media to banking to online shopping —require unique ...
On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament, by a large majority, approved the NIS2 (Network and Information System Security) Directive with its publication in the Official Journal of the European Un...
Cisco Talos researchers have detected an active wave of attacks using a new ransomware called Kraken. The group began operating in February 2025 and uses double-extortion methods, without targeting sp...
In the world of cybersecurity, firewalls are the first line of defense against cyber threats and attacks. Every day, businesses and home users are exposed to risks such as malware, ransomware, and una...
Slammer, the first worm to use a bug that hasn’t been fixed for six months.
The Story of the First Keylogger: How Hidden Keyboard Control Came to Be
A Brief History of Malware: The Evolution of the Species from Its Origins to the Present Day
What Are Large Language Models? Behind the Scenes of Artificial Intelligence
Let’s discover the differences between a Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithm
Hallucination in Artificial Intelligence: Between Strange and Disturbing Errors
Slammer, the first worm to use a bug that hasn’t been fixed for six months.
Redazione RHC - November 12th, 2025
Many years have passed since the SQL Slammer worm spread uncontrollably on January 25, 2003. It was one of the fastest-spreading malware in history , and with this article we...
The Story of the First Keylogger: How Hidden Keyboard Control Came to Be
Redazione RHC - November 12th, 2025
We all know Bruce Schneier , a renowned cryptography and computer security expert, member of the board of directors of the International Association for Cryptological Research and a renowned speaker,...
A Brief History of Malware: The Evolution of the Species from Its Origins to the Present Day
Redazione RHC - November 12th, 2025
At first we talked about “viruses” , then “worms” appeared, followed by “macro viruses”. These were soon joined by other types of hostile software such as keyloggers or lockers. At...
What Are Large Language Models? Behind the Scenes of Artificial Intelligence
Marcello Politi - November 12th, 2025
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), one term has emerged with increasing importance: Language Model, especially large language models, then called Large Language Models. You've likely already...
Let’s discover the differences between a Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithm
Marcello Politi - November 12th, 2025
In the world of artificial intelligence, we often hear two terms: machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). Both are methods for implementing AI through the training of machine learning...
Hallucination in Artificial Intelligence: Between Strange and Disturbing Errors
Simone Raponi - November 12th, 2025
Hallucinating, for a human, means perceiving things that aren't actually present in our environment. When we talk about "hallucinations" in artificial intelligence (AI), we're referring to a situation in which...
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