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The Ohm’s Law of Cybersecurity?

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When I studied electrical engineering the most fundamental equation related to Ohm’s Law. Without an understanding of that, there was little in the way of understanding of the field. So, in Cybersecurity, what’s the equivalent to Ohm’s Law? Well, to me, it is the principles of public-key encryption, and especially to RSA. With RSA, we have the magic of public-key encryption, and where Bob can generate a key pair: a public key and a

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.