CESG
April 1st, 2001
Keith NuthallASK the man propping up the bar in a smoky pub who is Britain's top expert on secret codes, and he would probably say James Bond. Which is probably why many companies are hiring experts from a government agency linked to its intelligence unit GCHQ for advice on computer cryptography and other IT security issues.The Communications-Electronics Security Group offer three services tailored for private industry from its base in Cheltenham. It is the Government's National Technical Authority for the use of cryptography and information security, charged ...
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