This feature showcases one video each Friday that captures the essence of innovation, technology and new ideas happening in government today.

This week’s video and text courtesy of TED.

Description: James Lyne is the Director of Technology Strategy at Sophos, a research firm concerned with cybersecurity. He works with law enforcement and other defense organizations at the forefront of data protection.

In this video, he discusses the power of cryptography, a topic that came up last week during a panel discussion on technology and the federal government.