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A Brief History of Encryption |
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Source: Tech News World - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Nearly nine years after the publication of FIPS 197, AES encryption remains the de facto standard today for symmetric encryption, and brute-force attacks remain infeasible, at least for the foreseeable future. To date, most attacks methods have focused on weaknesses or characteristics in specific implementations, called "side-channel attacks," not on the algorithm itself.
Threats to computer and network security Planning for the next peak season? Ensure your website is fast, secure and available 24/7. Click here to learn how. increase with each passing day and come from a growing number of sources. No computer or network is immune from attack. A recent concern is the susceptibility of the power grid and other national infrastructure to a systematic, organized attack on the United States from other nations or terrorist organizations.
Encryption, or the ability to store and transmit information in a form that is unreadable to anyone other than intended persons, is a critical element of our defense to these attacks. Indeed, man has spent thousands of years in the quest for strong encryption algorithms.
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