To protect communication between itself and its abroad counterparts, a government agency determines that encryption is required. For this reason, it is decided at a meeting with its competitors to develop a proprietary encryption technique is this decision justifiable? What risks are being tolerated?

To protect communication between itself and its abroad counterparts, a government agency determines that encryption is required. For this reason, it is decided at a meeting with its competitors to develop a proprietary encryption technique is this decision justifiable? What risks are being tolerated?

Management Of Information Security

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337405713

Author:WHITMAN, Michael.

Publisher:WHITMAN, Michael.

Chapter12: Protection Mechanisms

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 19RQ

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