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Carey ParkerFirewalls Don't Stop Dragonshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3852-3_8

8. Secure Communication

Carey Parker1 
(1)
North Carolina, USA
 

Web surfing is all fine and good, but it’s a decidedly solo activity. When we need to communicate with others, we turn to other methods. Though the younger generation has embraced texting for person-to-person communications, e-mail is still the go-to method for communications in the world of work and for many people who grew up before the era of cell phones and SMS (Short Message Service, the original and official name for “texting”). Instant messaging’s popularity has waned with the advent of smartphones, replaced by more mobile-oriented messenger apps. Let’s dig into these technologies ...

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