Remove 2009 Remove Computer and Electronics Remove Education Remove Encryption
article thumbnail

Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

article thumbnail

Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Krebs wrote for The Washington Post between 1995 and 2009 before launching his current blog KrebsOnSecurity.com. Galperin is the current Director of Cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and noted free speech advocate. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

article thumbnail

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

For example, in 2009, the Obama administration provided financial incentives to utilities in the United States. And now it was like how can I contribute back to Tibet and put material out and help other people maybe join in the same way I did by not traditional means like, it wasn't really college or anything that got me into electronics.