Quantum Computing is Real. How to Protect your Data… Quantum computing is real and coming, seemingly sooner than later. To help protect your organization’s data, a broad overview of quantum computing, its threat to encryption and cryptography, and how to prepare your defense is wise […]
Keeping Quantum Computing Reports From Lying. Numerous salient points regarding the confidentiality and integrity of data being espoused by quantum computing devices. Having been on the cybersecurity side of classical computing for years, the topic discussed in the Communications of the ACM piece, Questioning Quantum, […]
Quantum Computing, Hacking, Encryption, Policy Implications. Implications of Quantum Computing for Encryption Policy. Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but its future development could reshape many aspects of computing, including encryption. Although the impact of quantum computing on encryption has been widely discussed, there […]
Skeptically Hyping About Quantum. Some say never, some say 5 decades (U.S. Military), some say 5 to 10 years (IBM). But nobody is saying it is not coming. Because Quantum is Coming. Quantum will get here sooner if it could be capitalized upon; as […]
Chief Information Officers: What Quantum Computing’s Arrival Means for You. The ‘drama’ surrounding the media’s play for quantum computing is well, dramatic. But take a step back and look at the reality of it. As a Chief Information Officer, you have an obligation to see past […]
Facial and Voice Recognition Algorithms Aid Quantum-level Research. Researchers at Hebrew University, Yoav Levin, Or Sharir and Nadav Cohen, have “demonstrated mathematically that algorithms based on deep neural networks can be applied to better understand the world of quantum physics.” The algorithms are expected to aid […]
Lattice-based Quantum-resistant Algorithm & Chip Fits IoT Nodes. Engineers from MIT have reported the creation of an encryption system that performs one of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) quantum-resistant algorithms currently under study. Further, the algorithm is contained in “a chip […]
Considering Costs of Upgrading PKI to PQC. Keeping secrets safe from quantum computing is making news. Fortunately, quantum computing has not arrived, per se. However, its eventuality is certain. Planning for protecting client data is paramount and should begin now. Transitioning your encryption infrastructure will take […]
South Korea Investing Millions in Quantum Computing. Over the next 5 years, South Korea is set to invest nearly $40M toward quantum computing and related technologies. Of particular note in the South Korean government announcement was investing in computational performance and computer security. Using quantum mechanical […]
Quantum Computers Needed. Underlying knowledge of atomic structure is fundamental to new discoveries in chemistry, physics, and certainly, quantum computing. Understanding atomic structure has been aided by supercomputers, or high-performance computing. A great challenge to studying atomic structure is how long researchers can simulate material […]
World Economic Forum Places Quantum Computing in Global Risks Report 2019. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has placed quantum computing on its future shocks lists. Consider for moment what it is listed alongside: weather manipulation, surging migration, and human rights violations. In the WEF report, the […]
Wanted: Computation and Algorithm Specialist. As complex and cutting edge as quantum computing and machine learning are, advertisements for position openings are out there. In looking at a BOSCH coporate position request, one must wonder if industry understands the difficulty in finding the right quntum savvy […]
Ireland Focuses on Programming Practical Use-case Quantum Technologies. At Maynooth University, the 2nd All Ireland Conference on Quantum Technologies has taken place. In a briefing about the Irish Centre for High-End Computing’s current activities, specific discussion centered on ICHEC’s work on quantum software. Programming practical use-cases […]
How Quantum Computing Could Affect Bitcoin and Blockchain. Shor’s algorithm enables quantum computers to drastically reduce “the time required to factorize the product of two primes.” The algorithm, when executed with a quantum computer, derives a private key from a public key in a predicted few […]
Calculating Quantum Computing’s Return-on-Investment. Calculating the return on investment for quantum computing investments, today, is quite complicated. “Even though companies like IBM, Intel, and Google might have softer cushions if the risk bubble pops before commercialization, the R&D investments are all sizable, especially for those who […]
Melding of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computers Needed. Highly advanced AI is needed to create truly autonomous self-driving cars and systems for accurately managing the traffic flow of entire cities – in real-time. Mimicking the human brain’s neurons in software code, the way neurons in the […]
IBM Q System One. This week, IBM announced Q System One at the Consumer Electronics Show 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Q System One is the first superconducting quantum computer to operate beyond the lab. The vision is to solve problems classical computing systems […]
Quantum Open Source Foundation Tracking Open Source Quantum Computing Projects. The Quantum Open Source Foundation, or QOSF, is a new organization dedicated to “expand the role of open source software in quantum computing and improve the standardization and quality.” Having several members on staff with much […]
Practical Quantum Algorithms and Chemical Calculations. First example of practical quantum algorithms capable of chemical calculations on quantum systems developed by Japan’s Osaka City University. Reference is found at EurekAlert! Original report…
Turning Classic Computing Information Into Quantum States of Photons. Research conducted at Kazan Federal University is producing mathematical models useful to full-scale quantum computing. The quantum hashing is able to guard against error in computation. The team is part of a wider effort to enable […]
Quantum Mechanical Algorithms Need Not Apply. Researchers find a way around lack of quantum mechanical software in predicting molecule-magnetic field orientation. A signal the quantum computing industry has gaps to fill. Reference is found at Phys.org…
Australia’s Black Opal. Q-CTRL released Black Opal claiming the first commercially available software suite “designed to improve the performance of quantum computing hardware.” Q-CTRL, an offshoot from the University of Sydney, is an example of Australian attempts to commercialize quantum. Reference is found at […]
Quantum Algorithm Mimicks Darwinian Evolution. Darwin’s evolution is being mimicked with a quantum algorithm, on a quantum computer, in a quantum cloud computing environment. Mimicking classical “sized” life at the quantum level is accomplished by this team of researchers from the University of Basque. Their research […]
Hardware-agnostic Quantum Computer Software. Xanadu corporation has developed hardware-agnostic quantum computer software dedicated to machine learning. Currently available systems utilizing qubits and photonic methods to enable quantum computation have built-in support with the package, dubbed PennyLane. PennyLane’s Key Points and Features: Scalability inherent in its […]
Argonne Takes Delivery of 35-Qubit Quantum Learning Machine. Atos delivered the U.S. Department of Energy’s 35-qubit Atos Quantum Learning Machine. The quantum computing simulator eliminates decoherence and other noise from the quantum physics calculations being computed. “It simulates the laws of physics, which are […]
Quantumizing the Speed of Data Searches. New research and advancements in the “quantum walk” protocol shows promising application. “…[C]onsidering the protocol’s essence as an optimization process…the protocol of fast hitting on glued trees may further trigger many useful applications that utilize quantum speed-up for tasks…” […]
Quantum-resistant Password-Authenticated Key Exchange Partners. Enhancing banking security with quantum-resistant password-authenticated key exchange (PAKE) is a goal for BANKEX and several academic and financial organizations. The dangers of quantum computing to asymmetric cryptography, such as that found in key exchanges, is providing research and […]
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Big Data’s Data. A Purdue University’s research team has embarked on a task to combine quantum computing and analysis of big data sets. How big? 3 petabytes of data is collected every two seconds. The data is coming from the U.S. […]
Moving Beyond Theory: Chemical Modelling. Using IBM’s Q Network, Cambridge Quantum Computing and the JSR Corporation claim to have successfully implemented quantum algorithms. The algorithms were used to calculate “the excited states of molecules that take into account multi-reference characteristics.” This advance in quantum algorithm […]
Building a Quantum Computer is Hard. No trivial matter. Building a quantum computer is hard. Here’s why… This report is found here at PURSUIT…
qRAM: Quantum Random Access Memory. qRAM is needed for most of the quatnum algorithms being researched, according to scientists at the University of Waterloo; the concept dates back to 2008. This report is found at GIZMODO… The qRAM research from 2008 is at this link […]
Zapata Computing. Zapata Computing ratchets up their up-start chalk-talk. Details from a quantum computing business’ upstart. They’re more than quantum algorithms and applications. This report is found here at xconomy…
Quantum Computing and Cryptography; Bruce Schneier. With a crypto-apocalypse in the predictions within the next ten years (or 3 or 5 or 8 or 20 years), any IT security professional — of any level — would be wise to “keep it real”. Great discussion to […]
Cybersecurity Professional? Get Ready, Now. Sage advice for those in cybersecurity: Prepare now, get agile, quantum is coming. This report is found at CSO…
Patriot Day, September 11th, 2018. Never Forget. High Cost v. High Risk. Data security is paramount to any organization. Does one protect against quantum hacking now, or wait until quantum computing becomes a real threat? This report is found here…
Data Security Company Boosts Income with Algorithm. The Entanglement Research Institute signs data security agreement with firm providing quantum resistant cryptographic methods. This report is found here…
Software Security. “Un-believer” thinks quantum will never arrive; sees promise in software code improvement. This report is found here at Eweek…
Programming Computers that Don’t Quite Exist…Writing code in a quantum language such as Microsoft’s Q# may seem a bit ahead of its time. But when you consider the speed at which quantum is coming, now may very well be the time to get engaged […]