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October - 2009 - issue > Tech Tracker
Indian Prof. makes disk encryption 40 times fast, hackers at bay
Eureka Bharali
The current disk encryption-decryption speed makes the software and the different applications, extremely slow. The mechanism through which the speed of the data enciphered could be maximized will be revealed in October.
Sarkar’s rousing invention in the field of data transmission, will curb all hackers to swipe information. This would be a relief for the Indian brands, where phishing attacks have increased four-fold from 0.05 percent to 2 percent. The threat from the technology would be felt by the cyber frauds if it is commercialized to address the $1 billion-plus market for encrypting technology. As per analysts, the patenting of the technology could also imply the birth of an Indian software security company whose algorithm can be licensed globally.
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