In this blog post, we will look at why encryption technology, which is the core of information protection, is important in modern society, and the limitations and problems of the technology.
Everyone has memories of playing with the game “Give me the secret password” when someone came outside while the door was closed when they were in elementary school. The person at the door would only open the door if they said the password they wanted. It may seem like nothing, but the password is actually very important. Encryption is the process of encoding information so that it cannot be read by a third party. In other words, it is a way to prevent access to information. Interest in encryption technology has been growing recently because as modern society becomes a society where information and creativity are important, various data is flooding in, and encryption technology is an important technology that cannot be left out to keep such data safe.
Cryptography was a very important technology in the military, and it is still an important technology. However, as modern society has become an information-based society and networks have developed rapidly, cryptography has become an important technology for commercial purposes as well. Currently, although various studies are being conducted on cryptography, our personal information is at risk of being leaked at any time, and there are many cases of personal information being leaked. In addition, there are many conflicts between countries due to information leaks, and people begin to have doubts about the security of their government. In this situation, the development of encryption technology is becoming more important and more of an issue. In this essay, I will discuss the problem of information leakage, which is closely related to encryption technology, and the encryption technology related to that problem.
First, let’s think about the cause of frequent personal information leakage incidents in relation to encryption technology. The biggest cause of personal information leakage incidents is that encryption technology is not perfect. In order to encrypt information with current encryption technology, you must generate an encryption key and store it properly. However, if the encryption key is not well-preserved and exposed to others, the person can easily access the encryption key and decrypt the encrypted information, increasing the risk of information leakage. Even if the security of the encryption technology is good, if the user does not change the password regularly or sets an overly easy password, the accessibility and decryption of the encrypted information increases, which can lead to a much higher risk of information leakage.
The second cause can be found in the contradiction of encryption. If you encrypt information by creating a cryptographic algorithm to protect it, someone who wants to hack the information will try to solve the algorithm. That person will try to access the encryption key and decrypt the information. If so, the information is more likely to be leaked than if it is left alone. Encryption technology is meant to protect information, but by encrypting it, the information is in a dangerous state where it is more likely to be leaked. In addition, because there are so many different algorithms, some of the information may be left out in the process of implementing encryption technology, and the possibility of information leakage may increase due to human error.
Also, if the complexity is so high that a person cannot solve it, and the security is maximized by encrypting it, it is as if the information is locked up so that no one can touch it. In this case, even when the information needs to be restored, it will be unusable. Encryption technology was developed to protect valuable information, not to simply lock it away and bury it, so if that happens, it will lose its meaning as an encryption technology. In the end, there is no way to avoid the inevitable duality in research related to the development of encryption technology.
As we have seen above, the problems with encryption technology in protecting information include the possibility of loopholes in access to encryption keys and the fact that information can be compromised through encryption. However, the cause of the problem of personal information leakage is not only due to encryption technology. Most companies require users to provide consent to the provision of information and to enter detailed information. I think that this problem is caused by the fact that the information obtained in this way is not properly managed and is leaked. Also, the users who provide the information do not abandon their attitude of treating the information too easily, but are just concerned about security issues such as encryption technology, and are anxious to see the development of encryption technology as soon as possible so that their information can be fully protected.
Users will have to abandon their attitude of treating information too easily and their irresponsible belief that encryption technology will solve everything. Based on these points, encryption technology will have to evolve into a technology that is easy to implement and requires more delicate and sophisticated methods to restore information, and into a technology that can completely protect information from being leaked due to human error.
