Now encryption is a hot topic in security, just like many times in the past few decades. Most of the latest surge in interest in cryptography and encryption was due to Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding methods and tools.
FBI director Christopher Ray told the International Conference on Cyber Security in New York on January 9 that the inability of US law enforcement agencies to access data from electronic devices due to powerful encryption is “an urgent public security problem.” “The FBI maintains good encryption and information security, but considers the current state of things unjustified.
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