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Qiang Tang, Associate Professor, Computer Science, University of Sydney

DARK SECRETS: The world s most sensitive computer code is vulnerable to attack a new encryption method can help | Rare Historical Photos

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Nowadays data breaches aren’t rare shocks – they’re a weekly drumbeat. From leaked customer records to stolen source code, our digital lives keep spilling into the open.

Git services are especially vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. These are online hosting platforms that are widely used in the IT industry to collaboratively develop software, and are home to most of the world’s computer code.

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