More Primitive Than Primacy? China Nips at U.S. Lead
China Threatens U.S. Primacy in Artificial Intelligence + Michael Brown, director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, said the United States is in a “superpower marathon with China” to acquire advanced technology. + There are already areas where Beijing is ahead, he said. These include facial recognition software, small drones, quantum communications, telecommunications, genetic data, […]
Post-Quantum Cryptography Is…
Always good to take a step back and look at the basics. Recommend reading from the source, below. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit What is Post-Quantum Cryptography? Read More… + What is post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and why is it important? Post-quantum cryptography is centered around the algorithms that are designed to secure data in the […]
SK Broadband Awarded Government Backbone Network Contract, Quantum Encryption to Protect
SK Broadband wins contract to establish national backbone network Key points… + SK Broadband said in a statement on October 29 that it was selected by the National Information Resources Service as the operator of the No.1 national backbone network that will be completed in March 2021 as the country’s main information network. “The project […]
Israeli Firm Expands Quantum Safe Cybersecurity Hardware Efforts
Hub Security Partners with Global IT Provider LS International Following the announcement of its quantum-proof capabilities in late June 2020, Tel-Aviv based cybertech firm Hub Security has now announced another strategic partnership with LS International. The new deal will extend LS International’s specialized combination of cybersecurity products and industry-leading security solutions to enterprises, remote management and cloud services. […]
NIST is Nearly Ready to Announce the First Post-Quantum Computing Standard
NIST Quantum Cryptography Program Nears Completion Read More… + NIST should be applauded for getting ahead of the need for post-quantum encryption. The results of the most recent selection round, in which the number of candidates was reduced and “tracked” into two groups, can be found in the Status Report on the Second Round of […]
QuintessenceLabs’ Entropy as a Service Provides Speedier Randomness
QuintessenceLabs Introduces New Quantum Entropy Management Solution New qStream Plus solves fundamental cybersecurity challenge for enterprises Why Should I Worry About Entropy? Entropy, also known as randomness, is the anchor beneath much of the world’s security. Poor-quality entropy compromises security, while low speed entropy compromises performance, and all too often organizations must make a Solomon’s choice […]
Industry Collaboration to Establish Quantum Secure Cloud Technology
Toppan, NICT, QunaSys, and ISARA Launch Collaboration to Establish Quantum Secure Cloud Technology Concept for quantum secure cloud technology Secure communication, storage, and use of data enabled by quantum computing and quantum cryptography technologies Tokyo – Toppan Printing (Toppan) , the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), QunaSys Corporation (QunaSys), and ISARA […]
Ozzies to Blast Off Into Orbit With Quantum Communications
Moon to Earth – WA to host space communications station An optical communications station capable of receiving high-speed data transmissions from space is set to be built in Western Australia and will be installed by The University of Western Australia. The advanced communications ground station will be able to receive data from spacecraft anywhere between […]
U.K. Funding £1.5M to Explore Diophantine Equations as Defense Against Quantum Computing
Ancient maths could foil future cyber hackers Mathematical equations dating back thousands of years are being studied to explore new ways of encrypting personal data Ancient mathematical problems dating back to Babylonian times could hold the key to keeping our personal data and online payments safe from hackers in the future. A new project by […]
Digital New Deal for South Korea to Produce Pilot QKD Project
ID Quantique and SK Broadband selected to build a pilot QKD infrastructure in public, medical and industrial sectors in KoreaAs part of the “Digital New Deal” projects announced earlier this month, the two companies join forces to deploy QKD and offer a higher level of security for networks in the public and private sectors. ID […]