Cryptography: Technologies for Securing Data and Communications
With Dr. Eugene H. Spafford and Tech Diplomacy Academy
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Duration: 1h 11m
Skill level: Beginner
Released: 5/30/2025
Course details
In this course, Dr. Eugene Spafford gives you a foundation in cryptography with an emphasis on why encryption technologies have been so important to the internet and decentralized computing (such as the cloud). Learn about the history of secure communications—from origin to destination—and explore the policy implications of encryption as it relates to privacy, security, authenticity, and integrity. You'll examine how encryption helps maintain a secure cyberspace, protecting individuals and organizations from cybercrime, espionage, and terrorism. Additionally, you’ll see how cryptocurrencies rely on cryptographic methods to verify transactions securely, enabling safe data exchange between private wallets and public ledgers.
This course was created by Eugene Spafford and Tech Diplomacy Academy. We are pleased to host this training in our library.
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