Description
For this assignment, you will write an essay on the video for this week:
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A Brief History of Cryptography
In this essay, discuss what you have learned on cryptography and how this method to secure information has changed over the decades. Provide a few examples of how cryptography actually secures data. In addition to the video, choose one other scholarly reference to support your discussion.
Requirements:
Submit in a Word document.
Include cover page
Must be a minimum of two pages (excluding references and cover page)
Appropriate APA format is required.
Properly cite and reference any borrowed resource(s)
Explanation & Answer
Attached.
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A Brief History of Cryptography
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A Brief History of Cryptography
The attached word document addresses the question “Cryptography: Essay on the video” as
follows:
Introduction
After watching the video titled “A Short History of Cryptography”, I learnt a lot concerning
cryptography. In the modern world, the cryptography is used as a tool that evokes imageries of
espionage and spies, messages with hidden meaning between governments and agents, and among
secret panels to conceal illegal documents.
Body
During the ancient days, Greeks applied steganography communicate important messages
without the knowledge of their enemies. According to the video, cryptography may be subdivided
into two types; that is substitution and transposition. Substitution entails using one symbol to mean
something else thus making the information completely unreadable.
In 1916, Zimmerman through cryptography came up with a technique to make sure that
the US will not participate in war even though the victory was not achieved as expected.
Zimmerman suggested an alliance with the Mexican government so as promote Mexican intention
to invade US so as to reclaim Texas.
Conclusion
In the conclusion, as the video comes to an end, it is was evident that from Julius Caesar
to Phil Zim...