FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS INTERNET SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the father of computer security?
A
Bob thomas
B
August kercknoffs
C
charles
D
robert
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -February, 1883: August Kerckhoffs, a linguist and professor of German at HEC, published an article in the Journal of Military Science that was to go down in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation : August Kerckhoffs, a linguist and German professor at HEC, wrote an essay in the Journal of Military Science in February 1883. Kerckhoff had unwittingly established the foundations for contemporary encryption, earning him the title of “Father of Computer Security.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Trishneet Arora was born on 2 November, 1993 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is the founder and chief executive officer of TAC Security, a cyber security company. He was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 2018 Asia list and Fortune India 40 Under 40 2019 List of India’s Brightest Business Minds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kerckhoff’s principle is the concept that a Cryptographic system should be designed to be secure, even if all its details, except for the key, are publicly known.

Detailed explanation-5: -So, in essence, security by obscurity is fundamentally the opposite of the Kerckhoffs’ Principle and the Shannon’s Maxim. History shows that security by obscurity is vulnerable to attacks, e.g., through reverse engineering method. Thus, your security mechanism should not solely rely on it.

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