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What is Encryption? How It Works, Types, Real Examples & Why It Matters (Complete 2026 Guide) What is Encryption? How It Works, Types, Real Examples & Why It Matters (Complete 2026 Guide) By Amardeep Maroli  |  April 13, 2026  |  Encryption, Cryptography, Cybersecurity Basics  |  15 min read Home About Contact Right now, as you read this page, encryption is protecting your session. The padlock in your browser's address bar represents a TLS handshake that happened in milliseconds when you connected — an exchange of cryptographic keys that ensures everything between your browser and this server is unreadable to anyone intercepting the connection. When you checked your bank balance this morning, encryption protected that transaction. When you sent a WhatsApp message, end-to-end encryption ensured only the recipient could read it. When that ransomware attack encrypted a hospital'...

What is Malware? Types, How It Works, Real Examples & How to Remove It (2026 Guide) What is Malware? Every Type Explained — How It Works, Real Examples & How to Remove It (Complete 2026 Guide) By Amardeep Maroli  |  April 12, 2026  |  Malware, Cybersecurity, Malware Prevention  |  16 min read Home About Contact In early 2025, a new malware family called PROMPTFLUX was observed actively querying large language models mid-execution — using AI to generate custom evasion code on the fly in response to the specific security software it detected on each infected machine. When PROMPTFLUX encountered Windows Defender, it asked an LLM how to evade Windows Defender specifically, and implemented the response in real time. When it encountered a different endpoint product, it adapted accordingly. Traditional signature-based detection, which works by recognising known malware patterns, wa...

What is Social Engineering? Types, Real Examples & How to Defend Against It (2026 Guide) What is Social Engineering? Every Attack Type Explained with Real Examples & How to Defend Against Each One (Complete 2026 Guide) By Amardeep Maroli  |  April 11, 2026  |  Social Engineering, Cybersecurity, Human Security  |  15 min read Home About Contact In February 2025, a single social engineering attack against a cryptocurrency exchange resulted in the largest theft in crypto history — $1.5 billion from Bybit. The attackers did not break any encryption. They did not exploit a software vulnerability. They manipulated a small number of people at a third-party software provider into approving a fraudulent transaction. The technical systems worked perfectly. The human layer was the attack surface. In 2026, vishing attacks — voice phishing — surged 442% year-over-year. AI-cloned voi...