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Kudelski Security announced the launch of a new focus on quantum security, including expanded research and advisory services that enable security leaders and product and system developers to align their long-term approach to risk and data protection to the era of quantum computing. The global quantum practice for Kudelski Security is led by Dr. Tommaso Gagliardoni, who brings extensive expertise in academic and applied research in the fields of cryptography, quantum computing, and advanced mathematics.
Intel unveiled Horse Ridge II, its second-generation cryogenic control chip, marking another milestone in the company's progress toward overcoming scalability, one of quantum computing's biggest hurdles. Building on innovations in the first-generation Horse Ridge controller introduced in 2019, Horse Ridge II supports enhanced capabilities and higher levels of integration for elegant control of the quantum system.
Pioneered by IBM Research scientists, the company is now offering quantum-safe cryptography support for key management and application transactions in IBM Cloud, making it the industry's most holistic quantum-safe cryptography approach to securing data available today. "As our reliance on data grows in the era of hybrid cloud and quantum computing capabilities advance, the need for data privacy is becoming even more critical. IBM now offers the most holistic quantum-safe approach to securing data available today and to help enterprises protect existing data and help protect against future threats," said Hillery Hunter, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, IBM Cloud.
TechRepublic's cheat sheet for quantum computing is positioned both as an easily digestible introduction to a new paradigm of computing, as well as a living guide that will be updated periodically to keep IT leaders informed on advances in the science and commercialization of quantum computing. Who does quantum computing affect? Primarily researchers working in quantum physics, though advances in quantum computing are anticipated to influence other "Fuzzy logic" disciplines, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Researchers at the University of Rochester and Cornell University have taken an important step toward developing a communications network that exchanges information across long distances by using photons, mass-less measures of light that are key elements of quantum computing and quantum communications systems. The development of such a quantum network -designed to take advantage of the physical properties of light and matter characterized by quantum mechanics - promises faster, more efficient ways to communicate, compute, and detect objects and materials as compared to networks currently used for computing and communications.
Quantum computers also pose a big security problem. That's because quantum computers don't just pose a threat to tomorrow's sensitive information: they'll be able to decrypt data that has been encrypted in the past, that's being encrypted in the present, and that will be encrypted in the future.
QuintessenceLabs formally expanded their suite of quantum security solutions, introducing the qStream Plus entropy enhancer to their growing portfolio. qStream Plus combines the power of the world's fastest quantum random number generator qStream, with software that seamlessly and automatically enhances the level of entropy in your network.
Quantum Integration has developed an Internet of Things platform that provides electronic enthusiasts with a complete hardware and software solution. Unlike projects built with Raspberry Pi or Arduino where users must have a programming background, with Quantum's platform no coding is required, making the creation of complex wireless applications faster and easier.
Researchers from CSIRO's Data61 and the Monash Blockchain Technology Centre have developed the world's most efficient blockchain protocol that is both secure against quantum computers and protects the privacy of its users and their transactions. The protocol - a set of rules governing how a blockchain network operates - is called MatRiCT. Cryptocurrencies vulnerable to attacks by quantum computers.
Back in July, NIST selected third-round algorithms for its post-quantum cryptography standard. Recently, Daniel Apon of NIST gave a talk detailing the selection criteria.