According to the technology maturity curve, our encryption industry seems to have reached the Trough of Disillusionment. When a new innovation emerges, the initial stage is called the Innovation Trigger, also known as the Dawn Phase. A key characteristic of this phase is that the number of participants is relatively small. If even elderly folks on the street know about it, it’s unlikely to still be in the Dawn Phase. After the Dawn Phase comes the Peak of Inflated Expectations. In the encrypt...

According to the technology maturity curve, our encryption industry seems to have reached the Trough of Disillusionment. When a new innovation emerges, the initial stage is called the Innovation Trigger, also known as the Dawn Phase. A key characteristic of this phase is that the number of participants is relatively small. If even elderly folks on the street know about it, it’s unlikely to still be in the Dawn Phase. After the Dawn Phase comes the Peak of Inflated Expectations. In the encrypt...