The third Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Conference, by the The PKI Consortium, will take place on January 15-16, 2025, at the Thompson Conference Center, University of Texas at Austin, USA. Discover the latest…
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NIST Initial Public Draft: Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
NIST’s initial public draft outlines their planned approach for transitioning from quantum-vulnerable cryptographic algorithms to post-quantum digital signature algorithms and key-establishment schemes. As NIST states in the introduction, all impacted organizations are…
China upgrades its quantum computers despite US sanctions.
A Chinese company, Origin Quantum, is upgrading its production of superconducting quantum computers after initial success with a self-developed 72-qubit chip. This marks China’s first such production line, enhancing its ability to…
New hybrid post-quantum key exchange algorithm on OpenSSH 9.9
The latest release of OpenSSH includes a hybrid post-quantum key exchange method called “mlkem768x25519-sha256.” This algorithm combines the recently standardized FIPS 203 Module-Lattice Key Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM) with ECDH using the X25519…
First quantum cyberattack could happen by 2030s
IBM anticipates that advancements in quantum computing could result in the first quantum cyberattack, known as Q-Day, within the next decade. According to Antti Ropponen, an executive partner and leader in data…
The way ahead for the high-energy physics community
High-energy physicists are especially interested in the potential of quantum computers because these computers work in ways that match how subatomic particles behave, which makes them ideal for solving theoretical problems in…
NIST releases final quantum resistant encryption algorithms
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its primary set of encryption algorithms designed to resist quantum computer-based cyberattacks. As we get nearer to Y2Q,…
Researchers in DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking program release early results
It is frequently hypothesised that quantum computers will significantly impact areas like quantum chemistry, protein structure prediction, classification, and nonlinear dynamics, but it remains unclear what exact quantum computer specifications are needed…
MIT develops “quantum-system-on-chip”
Researchers at MIT and MITRE have brought the goal of practical quantum computing nearer by developing a modular fabrication process to produce a quantum-system-on-chip (QSoC). Notably, diamond color centers were chosen for…
Sparkle and Arqit announce first quantum-safe IPSec Tunnel
Sparkle, Italy’s leading international service provider, and Arqit Quantum Inc., a company specializing in quantum-safe encryption, have announced the successful completion of a Proof of Concept (PoC) for the first Internet Protocol…