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Learn why encryption is not as safe as you may have thought.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

3 Reasons You Can’t Rely on Encryption<\/h4>\n

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez for MakeTechEasier<\/p>\n

Encryption is a cozy word. It sounds like you\u2019ve just hired armed guards to stand in front of your doors with instructions to attack anyone who gets within twenty meters of you. What if I told you that the security that you rely on to keep your applications and data safe is nothing more than a lock that will be outdated tomorrow? How about the fact that most service providers don\u2019t even bother to give you transparent information about the way they handle security? There are so many reasons to tread carefully, it\u2019s hard to condense it within any measure of words. That doesn\u2019t mean I won\u2019t try.<\/p>\n

Encryption Is Unreliable<\/strong><\/p>\n

The toughest encryption today will be outrun by the weakest encryption of tomorrow. This is an inevitable reality. Of course, you don\u2019t have to worry a whole lot about the level of encryption your service provider gives you as long as it hasn\u2019t been solved. The word \u201csolved\u201d in this context means that a form of encryption has been repeatedly cracked. If your service provider encrypts your data using outdated algorithms, both you and the provider will suffer for that.<\/p>\n

Article Continued Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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