What does cryptography mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n Cryptography means something like secret writing and describes the encryption (and decryption) of information as well as a general principle of information security. Essentially, it is about protecting data from being accessed or read by third parties. Modern encryption methods can ensure both the immutability of content and the authenticity of the sender. There are both software and hardware solutions for implementing encryption algorithms.<\/p>\n Cryptography plays an important role in day-to-day business, for example when it comes to the protection and legally compliant processing of personal data.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cryptography means something like secret writing and describes the encryption (and decryption) of information as well as a general principle of information security. Essentially, it is about protecting data from being accessed or read by third parties. Modern encryption methods can ensure both the immutability of content and the authenticity of the sender. There are both software and hardware solutions for implementing encryption algorithms.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41254","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPractical example<\/h2>\n