Cybersecurity Firm Castle Shield Debuts Data-at-Rest, Quantum-Resistant Hypnos

ANNOUNCING A SECURE, ENTERPRISE DATA-AT-REST SOLUTION – HYPNOS Castle Shield Holdings, LLC., announces [May 17, 2021] the availability of its Hypnos secure enterprise data-at-rest solution. Hypnos secures unstructured data meant to be stored for both short and long- term use, including files on servers, hard drives, backup tapes, and other files in folders intended for […]

Quantum Cybersecurity Pioneer Arqit Teams With BT to Create 2,000 High-Tech Positions

Arqit announces BT contract and plan to create 2000 jobs Arqit, a British company established in 2017, has announced the launch of a new quantum cybersecurity platform designed to solve current and future threats to the security of internet communications. The platform, QuantumCloud™, uses transformational innovation in both quantum physics and crypto-mathematics, and has been […]

Virgin Orbit to Launch Quantum Satellites for Quantum Encryption Firm Arqit

VIRGIN ORBIT TO LAUNCH QUANTUM ENCRYPTION SATELLITES FOR ARQIT Virgin Orbit, the California-based responsive launch company, today [May 12, 2021] announced it has been selected by UK-based Arqit Limited, a leader in quantum encryption technology, to conduct two launches to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) beginning in 2023. Arqit has pioneered a unique quantum encryption technology, […]

New Avenue to Scale Quantum Systems Opens Up With Help From Superconducting, Super-Cold Device

Light meets superconducting circuits Read More… +  But quantum signals can be contaminated by thermal noise generated by the movement of electrons. To prevent this, superconducting quantum systems must operate at ultra-low temperatures – less than 20 milli-Kelvin – which can be achieved with cryogenic helium-dilution refrigerators. “We demonstrate a proof-of-principle experiment using a novel […]

Falcon to the Rescue!? Thales Research Team Attempting to Stave Off Quantum-Pocalypse

QUANTUM COMPUTING: THALES RESEARCHERS WORK TO PREVENT THE “CRYPTO-APOCALYPSE” It’s 2035. Countries around the world have fallen victim to a wave of attacks on their computer systems, and millions of sensitive data sets have been compromised. Some of this data can put the world’s most powerful armies and states at risk. The cryptographic systems in place […]

Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Encryption, and Post-Quantum Cryptography: An Interview

Post-Quantum Cryptography: Q&A with Jean-Philippe Aumasson Read More… +  While quantum computing is still in its infancy, post-quantum cryptography is a field of growing interest for companies and research institutions. InfoQ has spoken with cryptography researcher Jean-Philippe Aumasson to understand where post-quantum crypto is headed. InfoQ: How real is the threat to current cryptographic systems […]

Israeli Firm Develops Hardware Security Module With QRNG Built-In for Encryption Key Security

HUB Security Releases Pocket Size Quantum Protection HUB Security announces the first-ever product enabling absolute data security on the edge based on a QRNG component. Israeli cyber security company, HUB Security, has announced the first-ever miniature HSM with a QRNG component, enabling endpoint data privacy and access security for IoT and distributed networks. This new […]

South Korea’s KT Corporation Turning out More Quantum Hybrid Technology for Smartphone Security

KT releases new technology for easy application of quantum cryptography communication with smartphone app Read More… +  KT, a major telecom company in South Korea, released a new technology that enables the quick and easy application of quantum cryptography communication with smartphone applications. The “quantum hybrid” technology is efficient in terms of cost and management […]