The Cipher Who Came in from the Cold: A Fictional National Security Story (with reality not far behind)

The NSA modus operandi has always been to entice the world to trust encryption for which the consensus is that it is unbreakable, while in stealth breaking it; thereby achieving cyber superiority. And they achieved it, keeping America on top. Alas, success blinds. A fundamental vulnerability emerged and became a game changer. With the new science of cryptography, the computational edge claimed by the NSA becomes irrelevant. Unfortunately, America's adversaries were the first to spot the new...