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Title: Cryptography Pioneers Win Million-Dollar Turing Award Post by: HCK on March 03, 2016, 09:00:16 pm Cryptography Pioneers Win Million-Dollar Turing Award
The Association of Computing Machinery on Tuesday named Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman recipients of the 2015 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their contributions to modern cryptography. Their invention of public key cryptography and digital signatures revolutionized computer security, the organization said. The award includes a $1 million prize, with financial support provided by Google. Source: Cryptography Pioneers Win Million-Dollar Turing Award (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83182.html?rss=1) |