Quantum risk is already changing cybersecurity 2025-06-23 at 08:18 By Mirko Zorz A new report from the Cyber Threat Alliance warns that the era of quantum risk is already underway, and security teams need to stop treating it like a problem for tomorrow. The report, Approaching Quantum Dawn: Closing the Cybersecurity Readiness Gap Before It’s […]
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CURBy: A quantum random number generator you can verify 2025-06-17 at 08:01 By Sinisa Markovic NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder have created a public service that delivers random numbers using quantum mechanics. Called the Colorado University Randomness Beacon (CURBy), the system offers a daily stream of certifiable random numbers generated through a process
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Cisco’s new chip wants to scale quantum computing faster 2025-05-08 at 11:17 By Mirko Zorz Cisco is making significant strides in quantum computing by focusing on quantum networking, aiming to bring practical applications closer to reality. The company recently introduced a prototype of its Quantum Network Entanglement Chip and inaugurated the Cisco Quantum Lab in
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Cisco’s Quantum Bet: Linking Small Machines Into One Giant Quantum Computer 2025-05-07 at 19:57 By Kevin Townsend Much of Cisco’s current work is still in the theoretical and prototype phase, but by making a public announcement now, the firm is providing a statement of confidence that it will succeed in its plans. The post Cisco’s
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IBM’s $150 Billion US Investment to Boost Quantum Innovation and National Security 2025-04-29 at 05:27 By SecurityWeek News IBM will invest more than $30 billion in research and development to advance and continue its American manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers. The post IBM’s $150 Billion US Investment to Boost Quantum Innovation and National Security
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Post-quantum cryptography and the future of online safety 2025-03-28 at 07:04 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of QuSecure, explores the rising urgency of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and what organizations must do to prepare. She breaks down the so-called “quantum threat” and explains why it’s not just theoretical.
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ETSI releases security standard for the quantum future 2025-03-27 at 06:35 By Help Net Security ETSI launched post-quantum security standard to guarantee the protection of critical data and communications in the future. The specification “Efficient Quantum-Safe Hybrid Key Exchanges with Hidden Access Policies” (ETSI TS 104 015) has been developed to enhance security mechanisms, ensuring
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NIST Announces HQC as Fifth Standardized Post Quantum Algorithm 2025-03-17 at 19:58 By Kevin Townsend First choices for both KEMs and DSAs are already standardized, and organizations should not wait for the backups to be available before migrating to PQC. The post NIST Announces HQC as Fifth Standardized Post Quantum Algorithm appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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NIST selects HQC as backup algorithm for post-quantum encryption 2025-03-12 at 13:32 By Help Net Security Last year, NIST standardized a set of encryption algorithms that can keep data secure from a cyberattack by a future quantum computer. Now, NIST has selected a backup algorithm that can provide a second line of defense for the
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Quantum Wars: Google, Microsoft, and Amazon’s Competing Paths to Fault-Tolerant Qubits 2025-03-03 at 15:33 By Kevin Townsend Amazon claims its researchers have combined cat qubit technology and additional quantum error correction components onto a microchip that can be manufactured in a scalable fashion. The post Quantum Wars: Google, Microsoft, and Amazon’s Competing Paths to Fault-Tolerant
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What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption 2025-02-24 at 21:20 By Kevin Townsend The question is whether Majorana 1 advances progress toward quantum computing – or for security professionals, the arrival of computers powerful enough to break PKE. The post What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Aim for crypto-agility, prepare for the long haul 2025-02-04 at 07:33 By Help Net Security While organizations have long experimented with various facets of digital transformation, the journey toward crypto-agility is one of the most significant technological transitions of our time. Success in the emerging quantum era will require technical expertise, strategic foresight, careful planning,
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Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to Encryption 2025-02-03 at 17:03 By Kevin Townsend 2025 is an important year – it is probably our last chance to start our migration to post quantum cryptography before we are all undone by cryptographically relevant quantum computers. The post Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to
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Addressing the intersection of cyber and physical security threats 2025-01-21 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Nicholas Jackson, Director of Cyber Operations at Bitdefender, discusses how technologies like AI, quantum computing, and IoT are reshaping cybersecurity. He shares his perspective on the new threats these advancements bring and offers practical advice
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Making the most of cryptography, now and in the future 2025-01-07 at 08:03 By Help Net Security Enterprise cryptography faces risks beyond just the advent of quantum computers. For starters, there is no guarantee that the traditional algorithms have not been broken. Though we believe that it is “unlikely” they can be, the reality is
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The shifting security landscape: 2025 predictions and challenges 2024-12-17 at 07:33 By Help Net Security As the borderless threat ecosystem poses new challenges for companies and governments worldwide, CISA’s 2025-2026 International Plan aims to address this problem. CISA’s plan calls for integrated cyber defense across borders, addressing the complex, global cybersecurity challenges that businesses, governments
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Preparing for Q-day: The essential role of cloud migration in securing enterprise data 2024-12-05 at 07:34 By Help Net Security As the era of quantum computing draws closer, businesses face a new and unprecedented threat to data security: “Q-day.” This looming turning point—when quantum machines can break traditional encryption with ease—has the potential to upend
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AI Kuru, cybersecurity and quantum computing 2024-11-25 at 08:13 By Help Net Security As we continue to delegate more infrastructure operations to artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computers are advancing towards Q-day (i.e., the day when quantum computers can break current encryption methods). This could compromise the security of digital communications, as well as autonomous control
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How to fend off a quantum computer attack 2024-10-25 at 07:03 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, IEEE member Marc Lijour explains quantum computing and offers insight into how to fend off a quantum computer attack. The post How to fend off a quantum computer attack appeared first on Help Net
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The quantum dilemma: Game-changer or game-ender 2024-10-14 at 08:18 By Help Net Security If someone told you five years ago that you could pose questions to an AI agent about the most vexing issues in science and it could answer back swiftly and meaningfully, you would’ve thought they were joking. But AI has ushered in
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