While
‘hacking’ is now used interchangeably to mean ‘computer hackers’, confidential
data and private messages have been intercepted since the begging of
civilization. Encryption, the art of scrambling data to ensure it’s readability
by the intended recipient is not a new concept. Encryption doesn't fall in the
classical category of invention since it’s a concept, not a tool one could
touch and fail. Didn't find wide spread use until about a decade back
when http s started.
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becoming a part of our lives. But if you went back in time
you’d realize how it has saved millions of lives. It has own wars, old and new.
Encryption technique use saved great civilization like Rome from falling victim
to attacks. It helped spies to report to dynasties and armies to carry out
confidential orders. through it may sound melodramatic, if there were to be
accreditations on what helped humanity survive and prosper to this extent,
encryption would be on the list. Had it not been for cryptography, and in turn
encryption, the world would have seen more carnage than it did. To this day, it
protects us from malicious attacks on our files and network connections and
continues to help maintain our privacy.
