020. How Math and Cryptography Work Together to Secure the Future with Anjana Rajan

Curious about cryptography and why it’s linked to cybersecurity? How can something like math help us fight the bad guys? On this episode, our highly esteemed guest will bring her experience in research, cryptography, and law in order to explain how cryptography can be used to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

Anjana Rajan is the Assistant National Cyber Director at The White House.

Topics discussed: how cryptography/cryptology/cybersecurity are related, math and cryptography, using cryptology to fight exploitation, post-quantum cryptography, how to get started in cryptography

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