
6.1 Why Cryptography?
Figure 72. Why Cryptography?
Key Points
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Protecting information is key to maintaining a competitive advantage.
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Threats can jeopardize the protection of sensitive information.
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Cryptography is necessary to guarantee security outside the bounds of a
single processor.
Presentation Script
The word
cryptography
literally means secret writing. Throughout history,
information has been an asset that provided the owner a
competitive advantage
.
Failure to adequately protect information has had significant consequences for
individuals, companies and countries.
Threats
exist due to errors, passive
wiretaps, active wiretaps, viruses, hackers, competitors, ...