Cybersecurity history: Identify the creator of PGP. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a pioneering public-key encryption program, was created by which individual? Choose the correct name.

Q: Cybersecurity history: Identify the creator of PGP. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a pioneering public-key encryption program, was created by which individual? Choose the correct name.

Given Software: PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). Concept/Approach PGP was authored and released by Phil Zimmermann in 1991, popularizing strong crypto for the public. Final Answer Phil Zimmermann.

Difficulty: Easy

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Correct Answer: Phil Zimmermann

Explanation:

Given
Software: PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).

Concept/Approach
PGP was authored and released by Phil Zimmermann in 1991, popularizing strong crypto for the public.

Final Answer
Phil Zimmermann.

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