Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 15Post-Quantum Cryptography with Python and LinuxA beginner’s guide — If we believe Edward Snowden, encryption is “the only true protection against surveillance” [1]. However, advances in quantum technology might endanger this safeguard. Our article discusses why quantum computing poses a threat to data security and what to do about it. Instead of a purely theoretical analysis, we build on…Cybersecurity9 min readCybersecurity9 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 22From Data Engineering to Prompt EngineeringSolving data preparation tasks with ChatGPT — Data engineering makes up a large part of the data science process. In CRISP-DM this process stage is called “data preparation”. It comprises tasks such as data ingestion, data transformation and data quality assurance. In our article we solve typical data engineering tasks using ChatGPT and Python. By doing so…Data Engineering8 min readData Engineering8 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jan 31Which Programming Languages Do Hackers Use?Analyzing the Exploit Database with Python — In 2021, together with fellow scientists, we conducted a survey at the German Chaos Computer Club (CCC). Our goal was to find out which programming languages are most commonly used by hackers. This article follows up the survey and compares its findings with an analysis of the Exploit Database. Readers…Cybersecurity8 min readCybersecurity8 min read
