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OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)
What it is OSINT is the practice of gathering publicly available information - news, websites, social media, forums, government records, maps - and combining it to learn about a person, company, or event. For a quick primer and tool ideas, see our ...
One-Way Encryption
What it is One-way encryption is the everyday name for cryptographic hashing. It turns readable data into a fixed-length digest that cannot be turned back into the original. Even if someone knows the algorithm, they cannot reverse it without guessing ...
Obfuscation
What it is Obfuscation is the art of hiding what malware really does. Attackers scramble code, rename things, and pack or encrypt parts so security tools and analysts cannot easily recognize or read it. The behavior stays the same, but the look ...