Securing Your Information in the Quantum Era

Quantum computing brings many benefits, but can’t be at the expense of data and system security. Internet traffic has seen a staggering, albeit expected increase since the pandemic. Everything from online gaming, shopping, learning, banking, and streaming services, have all experienced an immense boost in consumption, as society has sought to survive and escape reality.

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Quantum Sensor Market Taking Off

The quantum computer market is an emerging and hot business. So is the quantum sensor market, where several entities are developing this technology for a range of applications.

U.S. QED-C Launches ‘Quantum for National Security Committee’

NIST-Led Quantum Consortium Launches Committee on National Security Key points… +  The new “quantum for national security committee” will be run much like the others, but also offers something a little different than the rest, according to QED-C Deputy Director Celia Merzbacher. She announced the new TAC Thursday at the Genius Machines 2020 Virtual Summit […]

Errors Down, Performance Up! U.S. NIST’s New Quantum Communication Test Bed

Quantum Matchmaking: New NIST System Detects Ultra-Faint Communications Signals Using the Principles of Quantum Physics Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised and demonstrated a system that could dramatically increase the performance of communications networks while enabling record-low error rates in detecting even the faintest of signals, potentially decreasing the […]

CWI Cryptologists Bring CRYSTALS-KYBER to NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Final

CWI Cryptologists Bring CRYSTALS-KYBER to NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Final CWI’s Léo Ducas involved in finalists of NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization In brief… +  In order to protect sensitive data against attacks from quantum computers, several approaches of cryptography can be possible. In order to standardize this next-generation cryptography, the National Institute of Standards and Technology […]

NIST Announces Third Round Candidates for Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithm

NIST Announces Third Round Candidates for Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithm PQC Standardization Process: Third Round Candidate Announcement It has been almost a year and a half since the second round of the NIST PQC Standardization Process began. After careful consideration, NIST would like to announce the candidates that will be moving on to the third round. […]

NIST Provides Second Round Status Report

NIST Provides Second Round Status Report Status Report on the Second Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Abstract +  The National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of selecting one or morepublic-key cryptographic algorithms through a public, competition-like process. The new public-key cryptography standards will specify one or more additional […]

Imaging, Mapping, and Recording: NIST Tool Likened to Swiss Army Knife for Quantum Materials

Imaging, Mapping, and Recording: NIST Tool Likened to Swiss Army Knife for Quantum Materials Atomic ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Precisely Measures Materials for Quantum Computers It images single atoms. It maps atomic-scale hills and valleys on metal and insulating surfaces. And it records the flow of current across atom-thin materials subject to giant magnetic fields. Scientists […]