Weekly Roundup for the Week Ending February 1, 2020

If we could not find room for it, time to digest it, or a reason to run it during the past week, we have collected it here.  Not a recap for the week, but a cleanup of pieces we received and just could not get to. 

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Vital Signs 2020: Small Businesses Concerned About New Cybersecurity Certification | This is part-three of a four-part series based on “Vital Signs: The Declining Health and Readiness of the Defense Industrial Base,” to be released by the National Defense Industrial Association on Feb. 5.  Source:  National DEFENSE.  Connie Lee,  Vital Signs 2020: Small Businesses Concerned About New Cybersecurity Certification…

UT quantum materials researcher receives $1.7M Moore Foundation Award | A materials science professor in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tickle College of Engineering has received a five-year $1.7 million award from a leading scientific research foundation to pursue cutting-edge work in the emerging field of quantum materials.  Source:  EurekAlert!.  University of Tennessee at Knoxville,  UT quantum materials researcher receives $1.7M Moore Foundation Award…

Which tech giants are leading in quantum computing technology? | Quantum computing promises to deliver enormous potential and the technology is set to help us solve humanity’s most complex challenges – challenges that our existing computers can’t even scratch the surface. But who are the main contenders?  Source:  DIGITAL JOURNAL.  Tim Sandle,  Which tech giants are leading in quantum computing technology?…

Cryptographic risks from quantum computing for tech companies | Information technology companies are clear about the cryptographic risks they face from quantum computing. First, the cost of fighting future quantum computing threats/attacks will spiral out of control.  Source:  THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS.  FE Bureau,  Cryptographic risks from quantum computing for tech companies…

Preparing Your Enterprise For a Post-Quantum Future | Contrary to what you may have heard, the advent of quantum computing won’t spell the end to encryption as we know it. That is, if enterprises have taken the necessary steps to prepare for a post-quantum future.  Source:  info security .  Mark B. Cooper,  Preparing Your Enterprise For a Post-Quantum Future…

Qubitekk Acquires Quantum Key Distribution Patent Portfolio | Quantum communication pioneer, Qubitekk (qubitekk.com), further strengthened its patent portfolio around Quantum Key Distribution technology. QinetiQ, a British multinational defense technology company, has signed an agreement to sell its entire Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) patent portfolio to Qubitekk, Inc.  Source:  OIL & GAS 360.  Qubitekk,  Qubitekk Acquires Quantum Key Distribution Patent Portfolio…

Graphene, quantum and the brain: Put them together and what do you get? Deep Tech EU at MWC Barcelona | The world is moving at full speed, pushing forward an amazing wave of novel and disruptive technologies that will change the way we see, move, behave and even communicate. We are at a point in time where those technologies, eager to emerge, will signify a paradigm shift in how we view our place in this world, opening a whole new realm to our understanding of the human being from the inside and out: how it interacts and connects with its environment and other elements.  Source:  Bioengineer.org.  BIOENGINEER,  Graphene, quantum and the brain: Put them together and what do you get? Deep Tech EU at MWCBarcelona…

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