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Title: What is Encryption and Why is It Helpful?
Post by: HCK on October 02, 2012, 07:00:53 pm
What is Encryption and Why is It Helpful?
      


Someone recently asked me whether encryption could be used as a replacement for more traditional security tools like Anti-Malware or Firewall products. In order to answer that question, it’s helpful to give a quick bit of background about what encryption is and how it’s useful. Simply put, encryption is a way of taking data and [...]
      

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