Wired

Computer Scientists Achieve the ‘Crown Jewel’ of Cryptography

In 2018, Aayush Jain, a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, traveled to Japan to give a talk about a powerful cryptographic tool he and his colleagues were developing. As he ...
The Verge

The race is on for quantum-safe cryptography

New techniques could stand up to the power of a quantum computer — if we implement them in time New techniques could stand up to the power of a quantum computer — if we implement them in time In 2016, ...
VentureBeat

Cloudflare’s post-quantum cryptography protects almost a fifth of the internet

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The countdown to Y2Q, the day when quantum ...
Computer Weekly

Deep dive into quantum-resistant cryptography for email security

Imagine waking up one day to find that all your confidential emails are suddenly an open book for anyone with a powerful enough computer. Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, with the rapid ...
Crypto Briefing

Justin Drake: Quantum computing could break cryptographic keys in minutes, three cryptographic components at risk, and the systemic threat to all blockchains | Unchained

Quantum computing could break cryptographic keys in minutes, posing a major threat to crypto security. Current cryptographic systems in crypto are vulnerable to quantum computing advancements. Three ...
ExtremeTech

The NSA is building a quantum computer to crack almost every kind of encryption

New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal two NSA programs that seek to build a "useful quantum computer" that can break all known forms of classical encryption. Such a quantum computer would ...
Futurism

Chinese Hackers Use Quantum Computer to Break Military Grade Encryption

Chinese researchers at Shanghai University say they’ve inched towards cracking military-grade encryption — with the help of a quantum computer. SPNs are used in algorithms tasked with protecting ...
Scientific American

New Encryption System Protects Data from Quantum Computers

Once quantum computers become functional, experts warn, they could perform calculations exponentially faster than classical computers—potentially enabling them to destroy the encryption that currently ...
Popular Science

Quantum computers could break encryption. The US government is trying to prevent that.

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Computer Weekly

Dutch influence standards for post-quantum cryptography

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen the first group of encryption tools designed to withstand the attack of a future quantum computer, which could potentially crack ...
Government Technology

Computer Encryption Program Under Way for Dept. of Veteran Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson Monday has announced that all VA computers throughout the agency will be upgraded with enhanced data security encryption systems beginning ...