https://powershell.org/authors/al-carlson/Recent content in Al Carlson on PowerShell.org - Welcome Automaters!Hugoen-usMon, 08 Dec 2025 15:54:08 +0000https://powershell.org/podcast/2025-12-08-the-powershell-podcast-cryptography-cracking-codes-and-breaking-cbc-with-dr-al-carlson/Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:54:08 +0000https://powershell.org/podcast/2025-12-08-the-powershell-podcast-cryptography-cracking-codes-and-breaking-cbc-with-dr-al-carlson/<p>In this episode of <em>The PowerShell Podcast</em>, host Andrew Pla welcomes Dr. Al Carlson, a cryptographer, mathematician, and engineer whose career spans more than four decades in military intelligence, embedded systems, and advanced encryption research. Dr. Carlson explains how set theory and mathematical patterns underpin all cryptography, breaking down complex systems like AES into understandable concepts. He discusses his groundbreaking work on isomorphic cipher reduction, polymorphic encryption, and how simplicity, not complexity, is often the key to true security.</p>