NTT Takes On Palo Alto with Big Plans for Quantum Computing NTT Research will Focus on Quantum Computing, Encryption and Precision Medicine Excerpts and salient points ~ + Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, today announced it has commenced operations as a global effort that will […]
NATO Awardee Believes Quantum Attacks are Grave Concern Who is Prof. Otokar Grošek? Excerpts and salient points ~ + “I was the NATO Project Director of the multi-year Science for Peace and Security (SPS) project “Secure Implementation of Post-Quantum Cryptography” and was awarded the 2018 […]
Good Cybersecurity Practices; Quantum Computing Still Looms Cybersecurity’s weakest link is the human. Below are two reminders to maintaining some basic cybersecurity. The original article has more advice; worth the reminder to read. … and for the reminder that quantum computing is a looming threat […]
U.S. Department of Energy Reveals Practical Way to Exchange Secrets Quantum—Widening the net Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory studying quantum communications have discovered a more practical way to share secret messages among three parties, which could ultimately lead to better cybersecurity for the electric […]
Probabilistic Bits, P-bits; “Poor Man’s Q-bit” We here at The Qubit Report will always love and hold dear our Q-bits; even if P-bits take over. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Excerpts and salient points ~ + Probabilistic bits, […]
Making Your Automobile Quantum-safe SecureRF Security Library Receives ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Certification Excerpts and salient points ~ + SecureRF Corporation announced that it achieved ISO 26262 certification for its development methods used to deliver its advanced automotive security solutions. SecureRF’s security library includes… Key […]
EU Nations Agree to Study Quantum Computing Infrastructure The future is quantum: EU countries plan ultra-secure communication network Excerpts and salient points ~ + 7 EU countries (Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, and Spain) signed a declaration agreeing to explore together, over the […]
Improving Banking Security Through Quantum Computing ABN AMRO collaborates on quantum computing security Excerpts and salient points ~ + It is widely expected that the arrival of widespread quantum computing – which enables a computer to solve advanced mathematical and cryptographic puzzles in seconds – […]
Addressing the Quantum Computing and Cryptographic Security Training Pipeline Who Is Teaching the Next Generation of Cryptographic Hardware Experts? Excerpts and salient points ~ + “The big challenge on the horizon is quantum computing,” Aysu says. “The concern is that when quantum computing systems become […]
Quantum-proof Security to Enhance Trading Security Cybersecurity is the foundation to a successful corporate environment. If attribution were easy, we believe this would be inarguable and every organization would have to accept responsibility. AlphaNu and Kelvin Wallet’s collaboration looks to be in focus. Qubit. Future-proof […]
Israeli Disruptive Technology “Scale-Up” Companies to London From start-up to scale-up: Israeli high tech in the UK Excerpts and salient points ~ + There is no question that the UK market is a key component in Israeli companies’ overseas strategy, and a key foothold to […]
Palo Alto Networks Partner Has Successfully Certified ILCoin’s C2P Protocol for Quantum Resistance Distributed ledger consensus algorithms such as PoW (Proof-of-Work) made companies lose more than $20 million during 2018 in hacking attacks without any possibility to recover losses. And near-future quantum computing mass-adoption may […]
Limits of Quantum Communication Networks; Secret Key Capacity Explored Establishing the ultimate limits of quantum communication networks At the moment, sensitive data is typically encrypted and then sent across fibre-optic cables and other channels together with the digital “keys” needed to decode the information. However, […]
Cloud Security Alliance Issues Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity Guidance for Business Leaders CSA prepares enterprises for quantum computing cybersecurity threats The Cloud Security Alliance’s (CSA) latest paper brings quantum computing and cybersecurity to the forefront of enterprise leadership’s minds as it tackles some of the […]
ID Q & Mt. Pelerin Solving Quantum-Based Secure Storage for Crypto Assets ID Quantique partners with Mt Pelerin to develop the first quantum-based solution for the secure storage of crypto assets: The Quantum Vault ID Quantique (IDQ), the world leader in quantum-safe security solutions announced […]
Boosting Efforts to Create Reliable Photonic Quantum Computing, Quantum Key Distribution This image shows a false-color scanning electron micrograph of the array used to create place single-photon sources in epitaxial tungsten diselenide. Inset shows the Hanbury-Brown Twiss interferometry measurement proving quantum emission. An innovative method […]
Gambling with Quantum Cryptography Seemingly every industry has taken note of quantum computing. The casino industry is revealing some interest in the subject. Quantum computing could be good or it could be bad, depending on which side of the table you sit. Qubit. Excerpts and […]
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, […]
IBM Gobbles Up Another University: University of Louisville The University of Louisville and IBM announced a partnership that includes the establishment of an IBM Skills Academy focused on digital learning and technology skills. It will be housed in the newly-created Center for Digital Transformation in […]
Excerpts sourced from Journal of Cyber Policy. Mitigating the Quantum Security Threat QuintessenceLabs, which was founded in 2008 in Canberra Australia, has developed a countermeasure for quantum hacking. It’s based on implementing truly random keys, keys that are essentially quantum in nature. “Today, we have […]
Quantum Internet Development a Melting Pot of Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics. Thorough discussion covering many of the aspects necessary to build a quantum internet. Qubit. ‘We need to think out of the box’: physicist Maria Spiropulu on how to build the quantum internet Experimental physicist […]
Canada Focuses on Quantum Computing Threat to Cybersecurity. The Quantum Threat to Cyber Security There is growing recognition of the need for society to prepare for increasingly sophisticated threats to the cyber systems that our critical infrastructure and democratic institutions rely on. Doing so will […]
India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing Conference Supporting Quantum Computing and Quantum Cryptography. India looks to keep stride in the marathon of quantum computing. Tying efforts with high-performance computing and cybersecurity, a conference will be held this week to discuss further applications of disruptive […]
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Post-quantum Computing Project Update. FCW is reporting the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Chief of the Computer Security Division, Matthew Scholl, discussed current the post-quantum cryptography standardization project during a briefing to the Information Security […]
Quantum Security Gets Its Own Conference in Toronto. Quantum Summit, from NXMLabs. The inaugural Quantum Summit, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre April 24-25, 2019, brings together leading private and public sector experts to share insights on the latest advances in […]
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 […]
Commercially Available 4-Qubit Quantum Processor Provides Cryptographic Security. Cambridge Quantum Computing (“CQC”), a leader in quantum computing technologies, will be demonstrating “IronBridge” – the world’s first commercially available certifiable Quantum Cryptographic Device – in booth # 1847C at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. […]
How CipherLoc “Future Proofs” Encryption. The below diagram and high-level protocol steps are from CipherLoc’s materials at their website. We found it worthwhile to repost here, with appropriate links back to the provider, CipherLoc. Security strength can be vastly improved via a variety of […]
NIST Approves “Future Proof” Encryption Protocol. CipherLoc Corporation, a provider of highly secure, quantum-safe data protection technology, today announced FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2) validation certificate #3381 has been awarded to the CipherLoc Polymorphic Encryption Engine Core solution by the National Institute of […]
5G Softwareization and Quantum Cryptography. Cybersecurity of network data is an industry in itself. Add 5G and you place more data in vulnerable environments; in the case of 5G, the airwaves. Where the data can easily be captured for processing. That is the easy vulnerability to […]
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Digital Risk Management. RSA Security has set out to focus on corporate digital-risk management. RSA’s leadership believes digital risk “will be the largest facet of risk going forward.” RSA Security’s interest is in the business aspect vice the technology aspect. However, technology cannot […]
Quantum Cryptography Series, Explanations. Keeping ourselves reminded, or perhaps getting a first dose of what quantum computing, cybersecurity, and quantum cryptography all have in common, is becoming a necessity in the cybersecurity world. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working diligently on […]
Commercializing Quantum Cryptographic Agility. ISARA Corporation, situated in ‘Quantum Valley’ Canada, is set to unveil new tools integrating NIST Round 2 post-quantum algorithms. The company is yet another example of commercialization of quantum computing. As the science and technology emerges, government, academia, and industry are […]
U.S. Government Vision for 2030. The U.S. Principal Deputy, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Essye Miller, envisions “Advancements in 5G Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing are poised to fundamentally transform the cybersecurity and IT landscape.” Further, she foresees the U.S. government playing a cybersecurity […]
India’s Only Quantum Cybersecurity Device Developer. India has made headway into developing quantum computing over the past several years. Though behind the U.S., Europe, Canada, and China, it is arguable that QNu is a result of India’s attempts at joining the quantum computing race. QNu is […]
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 […]
Revisit: U.S. NSF Award to Study Cyber Hacking of Post Quantum Cryptographic Algorithm Implementations. Quantum computers are believed to have a potential to perform specialized calculations beyond the reach of any supercomputer in existence today, threatening today’s major public-key cryptography standards. Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) is devoted […]
Studying Cyber Attacks on Post-quantum Cryptographic Algorithm Implementations. Florida Atlantic University is one of a trio of schools to have received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study post-quantum computing algorithms. The funds are to study the vulnerabilities of post-quantum computing resistant algorithm implementation. […]
Canadian Firm Aims at End User Protection. 01 Communique Laboratory, Inc., has big plans for protecting customer data, email, and other public key cryptographic systems. Officially, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has received the company’s patent request for a “unique cryptographic system that is not […]
DigiCert Studying Post-Quantum Cryptography. DigiCert unveiled its digital certificate management platform for the cloud. Foundational to the development is cybersecurity. Dubbed “CertCentral Enterprise” the initiative enhances the strengths of DigiCert’s current offerings with the recently acquired Symantec Public Key Infrastructure. For cybersecurity, the CertCentral Enterprise platform […]
Barclays Keen on Quantum Computing. This past December, Barclays joined the IBM Q Network. Barclay’s membership is one of several Fortune 500 companies, numerous startups, research labs and universities who are part of the IBM Q. “The membership gives the bank access to IBM’s quantum processors […]
U.S. Quantum Key Distribution Leader a Finalist in SXSW 2019. Quantum Xchange, a Bethesda, Maryland, company, has been chosen as a one of five finalists to demonstrate their accomplishment at the South by South West Interactive Innovation Awards, March 9. From their news release: “A quantum […]
End-to-End Encryption Without Government Intervention (With a Quantum Nexus). The CEO of Wire presents a case for non-government intervention in end-to-end encryption [E2EE]. Being on the cybersecurity side of, well, cyber, the case is made in simple language any of us can grasp. Of course, […]
Qubesat Test Bed for Quantum Key Distribution. Longstanding cybersecurity collaboration between Singapore and UK governments has resulted in securing financial transactions and online conversations. The next step is to take cyber security to the highest level – using quantum key distribution enabled with satellites. The two […]
Disruptive Tech: Financial Security Sector Takes Notice. With the advent of “disruptive technology”, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and machine learning each have been lumped under this category. Reporting from Financial Advisor magazine is indicative of the level of interest in these techs. Quantum computing’s threat to […]
Modernizing Militaries to Secure Against Quantum Computing. “Advances in quantum computing by our adversaries may threaten our comparative advantage in encryption/decryption of electronic information.” Recent advances in quantum computing throughout the globe threaten perceived U.S. advantage in encryption and decryption of data. Unless the U.S. […]
Not So Cheery Quantum Computing Prediction Beyond 2019… Top technology innovations for 2019 include blockchain’s comeback, artificial intelligence’s expansion via the cloud, and quantum computing. But all is not as transformative – in 2019 – as one would imagine. According to this op-ed, quantum computers […]
Quantum-resistant Cryptography: Lattice Cryptography Now Needed. While the U.S. government is not-funding certain “non-essential” aspects of government at present, the NIST quantum-resistant algorithm ‘challenge’ is on a temporary hold. The issue at stake is the collaborative development of quantum computing resistant algorithms: Algorithms and protocols which […]