This article talks about how important encryption is in today’s internet-driven economy. Any attempt to circumvent encryption measures will eventually leave systems vulnerable to unwarranted attack by malicious actors. Companies, organizations, ethical hackers, and software developers who leaves back doors in their systems or programs are potentially giving the threat agents another vector to attack the system.
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Interesting article regarding backdoors. I believe by introducing a backdoor you also weaken a link in the security chain, which defeats the sole purpose of encrypting data. I had agreed with Apples stance when the government wanted Apple to decrypt the terrorist phone. Once the backdoor is created you are now at risk of someone else exploiting it which trickles down to the poor consumer confidence in services you are supposed to provide. The US government wanted the easy way out but there was metadata available to piece things together.