Approved work: Security of UK technology infrastructure
This POSTnote will outline what UK technology infrastructure is, potential impacts of disruptions, risks, options for mitigating risks and relevant policy.
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Data Encryption (2 MB , PDF)
Encryption is the process of converting information into a form that is intelligible only to someone who knows how to ‘decrypt’ it to obtain the original information. It is commonly used in connection with electronic data, whether stored on a computer or transmitted over an unsecured network such as the Internet.
This POSTbrief discusses what factors affect the reliability of encryption, and the challenges associated with ‘breaking’ encryption. It updates the technical background in POSTnote 270 on data encryption.
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Data Encryption (2 MB , PDF)
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Approved work: Planning for Net Zero
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Approved work: The future of Energy Security through AI and Machine Learning
This POSTnote will outline the energy system application of AI and Machine Learning. It will also consider the data, cybersecurity and ethical challenges that will need to be considered for application in the UK to enhance energy security.
