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Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Writer, scientist and lecturer. Ambassador of the Innovation and Laboratory area at ElevenPaths.



Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Mathematics against cyber-crime: how to detect fraud, manipulation and cyber-attacks using Benford’s Law

In the early 20th Century, when calculators, computers and smartphones did not yet exist, scientists and engineers used tables of logarithms compiled in thick volumes for their calculations. For...
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Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

The Future of University Credentials Points Towards Blockchain And Open Badges

Do you want a university degree within 48 hours and without having to open a book, for less than €1,000? No problem. You don’t even need to go to...
Unravelling the Quantum Tangle of Cybersecurity: Quantum Computers, Quantum and Post-Quantum Cryptography
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Unravelling the Quantum Tangle of Cybersecurity: Quantum Computers, Quantum and Post-Quantum Cryptography

Do you know what’ s the difference between quantum computing, quantum cryptography and post-quantum cryptography? Because to be honest, they have (almost) nothing to do with each other. They...
NFT Fever: The Latest Cryptocurrency Killing It Online
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

NFT Fever: The Latest Cryptocurrency Killing It Online

In May 2007, the digital artist known as Beeple decided to create and publish a new piece of artwork on the Internet every day. True to his word, he...
A Trillion-Dollar on Offer to the Puzzle Solver
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

A Trillion-Dollar on Offer to the Puzzle Solver

Are you a fan of mathematical puzzles? Well, here’s a lucrative one… but hard to beat! If you discover a method to crack the hashes used in Blockchain, you...
Nobody on The Internet Knows You Are A Dog, Even If You Use TLS Certificates
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Nobody on The Internet Knows You Are A Dog, Even If You Use TLS Certificates

You may have noticed that most websites have a little padlock on them. If you click on it, a window will pop up stating that “the connection is secure”....
Functional Cryptography: The Alternative to Homomorphic Encryption for Performing Calculations on Encrypted Data
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Functional Cryptography: The Alternative to Homomorphic Encryption for Performing Calculations on Encrypted Data

— Here are the exact coordinates of each operative deployed in the combat zone.— How much?­— 100.000.— That is too much.— And a code that displays on screen the...
Snitch Cryptography: How to Crack Tamper-Proof Devices
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Snitch Cryptography: How to Crack Tamper-Proof Devices

Google’s Titan Security Key or YubiKey from Yubico are the ultimate trend in multi-factor authentication security. According to Google’s own website: «The keys have a hardware chip with firmware designed...
Plausibly Deniable Encryption or How to Reveal A Key Without Revealing It
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Plausibly Deniable Encryption or How to Reveal A Key Without Revealing It

When the secret police arrested Andrea at the airport checkpoint, she thought it was a mere formality reserved for all foreign citizens. When they searched her luggage and found...
Hiding Keys Under the Mat: Governments Could Ensure Universal Insecurity
Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón

Hiding Keys Under the Mat: Governments Could Ensure Universal Insecurity

The doorbell rang. “Who will be ringing now?” asked Brittney Mills, as she struggled to get off the couch. Her eight months of pregnancy were beginning to hinder her...

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