Canadian Intelligence Eh

Episode 213 - What happens if the bad guys' communications get too sophisticated to read?

March 25, 2024 Phil Gurski
Episode 213 - What happens if the bad guys' communications get too sophisticated to read?
Canadian Intelligence Eh
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Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode 213 - What happens if the bad guys' communications get too sophisticated to read?
Mar 25, 2024
Phil Gurski

Hollywood loves stories about spies and spycraft, especially when it comes to code-breaking.  Think The Imitation Game with Benedict Cumberbatch and the incredible successes at the UK's Bletchley Park in breaking German Enigma codes.  But technology has evolved over time and it is getting hard to decrypt messages.  Are we reaching a point of no return?  A conversation with a former Canadian cryptomathematician.

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Hollywood loves stories about spies and spycraft, especially when it comes to code-breaking.  Think The Imitation Game with Benedict Cumberbatch and the incredible successes at the UK's Bletchley Park in breaking German Enigma codes.  But technology has evolved over time and it is getting hard to decrypt messages.  Are we reaching a point of no return?  A conversation with a former Canadian cryptomathematician.