10 Interesting Fact About Cryptography and data security
10 Interesting Fact About Cryptography and data security
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The word cryptography comes from ancient Greek, namely Kryptos which means hidden and graphein which means writing.
Cryptography has been used since ancient times by nations such as Egypt, Greece and Roman to encourage secret messages.
During World War II, cryptography became very important in the military and diplomatic fields. An example is the enigma code used by Germany and successfully solved by Alan Turing and his team in England.
Modern encryption and decryption uses complicated mathematical algorithms and is considered difficult to solve by unauthorized people.
Cryptography is also used in online financial transactions such as credit card transactions and bitcoin.
In 2017, Hackers steal around $ 143 million in cryptochematically from the Nicehash cryptochemate exchange platform.
Blockchain technology, which is used in cryptochemistry such as Bitcoin, is a way to secure data and transactions decentralized and encrypted.
In 2018, Facebook faced a large scandal when it was found that the data of millions of people was taken without permission by the Cambridge Analytica data analysis company.
Cryptography is also used in smart security systems such as electronic keys and smart home security systems.
As technology develops, cryptography continues to develop and become increasingly important in maintaining our data and privacy in the digital age.