Cryptography for your business
Cryptography is the practise and study of techniques for securing communication and data in the presence of online threats that may occur. Modern cryptography uses sophisticated mathematical equations (algorithms) and secret keys to encrypt and decrypt data. With companies hosting so much sensitive information, cryptography is therefore used to provide integrity to your data, maintain a strict standard with regards to authentication and anonymity to your company’s communication.
Cryptography is used to protect e-mail messages, credit card information and corporate data. This practise includes techniques such as microdots, merging words with images, and other ways to hide sensitive information. However, in today’s technically inclined world, cryptography is most often associated with scrambling plaintext into cipher-text (a process called encryption), then back again (known as decryption). Encryption is of utmost importance when handling sensitive data, granting access to users in such a way that only authorised parties can access it and those who are not authorised cannot. Cryptography is used to protect e-mail messages, credit card information, and corporate data.
Modern cryptography bases its practices around the following four objectives:
- Confidentiality: The information will not be understood by users who were not intended to understand it.
- Integrity: The data will not be able to be manipulated while in transit.
- Non-repudiation: Creator of information will not be able to deny intentions in the creation of the information being shared.
- Authentication: Authorised users can confirm the identities of users involved.
The ability to securely store and transfer sensitive information has proved a critical factor in success in war and business. The internet has allowed the spread of powerful programs and the basic techniques of cryptography, so protecting your businesses’ information can be managed easily.
