Q5Cyber Security Management
Question
2 marks
Define Encryption.
Answer
Encryption is the mathematical transformation of readable plaintext into unreadable ciphertext using cryptographic algorithms.
Encryption is the absolute foundation of data confidentiality. It is the complex mathematical process of utilizing advanced cryptographic algorithms (like AES or RSA) and secure cryptographic keys to violently scramble readable human text (plaintext) into completely unreadable, randomized data (ciphertext), physically preventing unauthorized interception or mathematical decryption without the exact correct key.