Cryptography

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Cyber Security
Technologies
Python

Learn the techniques to start you on your way to becoming a cyber security expert!

Cryptography

This Challenge introduces the basic cryptography concepts that impact the way we secure online communication.

In this Challenge students will learn about:

  • data representation
  • how cryptography can be used to hide messages in images and sound
  • problem decomposition and algorithms
  • classic cryptographic ciphers like rotation, mixed-substitution and XOR
  • techniques used to break these forms of encryption
  • careers in the cyber security industry
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Module Progress
1.
Representing data
2.
Single key ciphers
3.
Frequency analysis
1.
Representing data
2.
Single key ciphers
3.
Frequency analysis
1.
Representing data
2.
Single key ciphers
3.
Frequency analysis