Computer Security Fundamentals, 5th Edition

Chapter 8

Encryption

Chapter Objectives

After reading this chapter and completing the exercises, you will be able to do the following:

• Explain the basics of encryption

• Discuss modern cryptography methods

• Select appropriate cryptography for your organization

Introduction

There are many aspects of computer and information security. Encryption, the process of scrambling a message or other information so that it cannot be easily read by someone ...