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Cybersecurity fundamentals

From the cryptography of SSL/TLS to hardware isolation (TrustZone, Knox Vault), and from digital surveillance to the risks of uncontrolled AI.

6 parts 26 min reading

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1. 01 SOFTWARE_SECURITY✓ READ The Cryptography Behind the Padlock: How SSL/TLS Works When you type https://www.byteakademi.tr/ into your browser's address bar, how many times have you actually looked closely at that tiny padlock icon on the left? For most of us, that padlock is just… 5 MIN READ
2. 02 MOBILE✓ READ The Steel Vault in Your Pocket: Mobile Security and ARM TrustZone In spy films we often see hackers break into a mobile phone within seconds, empty every bank account or copy facial recognition data. In everyday life, the malware and phishing attacks our mobile… 4 MIN READ
3. 03 MOBILE✓ READ Peak Hardware Isolation: Inside Samsung Knox Vault Security The most common misconception users have about modern smartphone security is that software encryption (Android kernel-level locks) is an impregnable fortress. In reality, once an attacker has the device… 4 MIN READ
4. 04 ARTIFICIAL_INTEL✓ READ Digital Trojan Horse or Statistical Illusion? AI and Intelligence We feed AI models balance sheets, source code and medical results every day. Are they neutral assistants, or the most efficient intelligence-gathering machine ever built… 4 MIN READ
5. 05 SCIENCE_SOCIETY✓ READ What Is the Digital Panopticon and How Do You Escape It? Bentham's Panopticon no longer needs stone walls or a watchtower; it lives in the chips in our pockets and in data centers. Here is how we walked into the algorithmic cage, and how to get out… 5 MIN READ
6. 06 SCIENCE_SOCIETY✓ READ The Digital Panopticon in Schools: How AI Fuels Teacher Mobbing AI tools rushed into schools were supposed to spark a pedagogical revolution. Instead, many have become an algorithmic mobbing mechanism that monitors, scores and pressures teachers around the clock… 4 MIN READ

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