Crypto Briefing

Justin Drake: Quantum computing could break cryptographic keys in minutes, three cryptographic components at risk, and the systemic threat to all blockchains | Uncha…

Quantum computing could break cryptographic keys in minutes, posing a major threat to crypto security. Current cryptographic ...
Wired

Computer Scientists Achieve the ‘Crown Jewel’ of Cryptography

In 2018, Aayush Jain, a graduate student at the University of California, Los Angeles, traveled to Japan to give a talk about a powerful cryptographic tool he and his colleagues were developing. As he ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

New Cryptography Must Be Developed and Deployed Now, Even Though A Quantum Computer That Could Compromise Today's Cryptography Is Likely At Least A Decade Away, Says New Report

Report Details Risks and Benefits of Developing a Practical Quantum Computer, Identifies Metrics for Tracking Progress WASHINGTON – Given the current state of quantum computing and the significant ...
PBS

Cryptography: Crash Course Computer Science #33

Today we’re going to talk about how to keep information secret, and this isn’t a new goal. We’re going to walk you through some common encryption techniques such as the Advanced Encryption Standard ...
VentureBeat

Cloudflare’s post-quantum cryptography protects almost a fifth of the internet

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The countdown to Y2Q, the day when quantum ...
The Verge

The race is on for quantum-safe cryptography

New techniques could stand up to the power of a quantum computer — if we implement them in time New techniques could stand up to the power of a quantum computer — if we implement them in time In 2016, ...
ExtremeTech

Is the NSA trying to warn us that cryptography is dead?

Back in August, the NSA released an updated advisory(Opens in a new window) that was at once interesting and expected: It said that the world had to prepare for the ...
The New Yorker

Hacking, Cryptography, and the Countdown to Quantum Computing

Given the recent ubiquity of cyber-scandals—Colin Powell’s stolen e-mails, Simone Biles’s leaked medical records, half a billion plundered Yahoo accounts—you might get the impression that hackers can ...
Defense One

Pentagon seeks better computer encryption

The Pentagon is exploring technologies designed to decrease hardware requirements and improve computer encryption to better secure networks without compromising speed and performance. Virginia-based ...
EDN

The NSA warns us cryptography is dead

A few months back, the National Security Agency (NSA) released a statement saying that the world must prepare for Quantum computers and that these devices could diminish any existing computer ...
Government Technology

Computer Encryption Program Under Way for Dept. of Veteran Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson Monday has announced that all VA computers throughout the agency will be upgraded with enhanced data security encryption systems beginning ...