Quantum Computing has Implications for Security, What are They?
Security Implications Of Quantum Computing Key points… + For public key cryptography, such as RSA and ECC (Elliptic-Curve Cryptography), quantum computing represents an existential event. A fully developed quantum computer using Shor’s algorithm, a polynomial-time quantum computer algorithm for integer factorization, will be capable of cracking a 2048-bit RSA implementation in perhaps as little as […]
Scalable, Cheap, Impregnable? U.K. Quantum Hardware Breakthrough May Be All That
Revolutionary quantum breakthrough paves way for safer online communication The world is one step closer to having a totally secure internet and an answer to the growing threat of cyber-attacks, thanks to a team of international scientists who have created a unique prototype which could transform how we communicate online. The invention led by the […]
UK Start-Up AegiQ Secures £1.4m to Develop Secure Quantum Communications
UK start-up AegiQ secures £1.4m to develop secure quantum communications Sheffield University spin-out lands a total of £1.4m to build its semiconductor platform for quantum telecommunications Funding is part of next-generation pilot from international telecoms giant Funding will support UK as leader in quantum-based scalable technology AegiQ, the UK quantum photonics start-up, has today [September […]
Q-CTRL and Quantum Machines Announce Partnership to Accelerate Quantum Computing Development
Quantum Machines to integrate Q-CTRL firmware into its platform; firms to jointly offer foundational technologies to researchers in government, academia, industry Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, and Quantum Machines, creator of the first complete hardware and software solution for the control and operation of […]
Italy Demonstrates Quantum Communication Technology Prowess at ESOF 2020
Closing ceremony of ESOF Press release… The five days of ESOF2020 were marked by a renewed desire for discussion and sharing on issues of great scientific and social impact of our time, after months of distancing. ESOF’s bet that Trieste in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic could reconnect and rekindle an increasingly necessary dialogue […]
U.K. Grabs Oxford Instruments in Play to Enable World’s First Quantum-Ready Economy
U.K. Grabs Oxford Instruments in Play to Enable World’s First Quantum-Ready Economy Oxford Instruments joins a £10 million consortium, to launch the first commercial quantum computer in UK Press release… Oxford Instruments NanoScience announced today it will partner with a £10 million consortium to accelerate the commercialisation of quantum computing in the UK, led by […]
Swapping Out Your Cryptographic Infrastructure: Complex, Costly, Herculean Effort
Swapping Out Your Cryptographic Infrastructure: Complex, Costly, Herculean Effort Informative piece if you have a limited understanding of how data is kept secure. Punctuates the need to get moving on your post-quantum data security plan. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit How to Protect Embedded Systems from the Quantum Apocalypse Read More… + Labeled as the […]
Your Organization’s Key to Security May be Your Crypto-Agility
Your Organization’s Key to Security May be Your Crypto-Agility Is Critical Infrastructure Ready for Quantum? Points to note… + Organizations with mission-critical security requirements can strengthen and start future-proofing their cryptographic infrastructures today. They can start preparing for quantum computing now by making their systems crypto agile. A system that is vulnerable now will be […]
Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Goal to Achieve Quantum Advantage in Many Fields
Brookhaven Lab to Lead Quantum Research Center Led by Brookhaven Lab, the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage seeks to reach quantum advantage—the point where a quantum computer outperforms a classical one on a useful task—in scientific computations by simultaneously designing hardware and software. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has selected Brookhaven […]
The Five National Quantum Information Science Centers are a Big Deal and Here’s Why
Why Five New National Quantum Information Science Centers Are a Huge Deal Read More… + DOE has established five new quantum information science centers at its national labs with funding of over $965 million, including $625 million in authorized funding from the DOE over five years, and over $340 million from the center participants. Why […]