cryptography

His novels move with kinetic energy, his plots are intricate puzzles shrouded in religious iconography, ancient cryptography and other obscure arcana.

His work could lead to advances in cryptography that may eventually make online systems — such as those used for financial transactions — more secure.

A number of adversaries who stole material encoded by cryptography were then able to regain ongoing access to the victims' SharePoint data, he said.

"The whole system is massively encrypted and secured using the government's own highest standards of cryptography," she said.

That prime numbers form the foundation of contemporary cryptography is something you can watch YouTube videos about, though it feels like some big revelation here.