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Security Startup Quantum Xchange Promises Unbreakable Quantum-Safe Encryption
2018-06-26 12:07

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Buzzword Bingo: Quantum, AI, Blockchain, Crypto
2018-06-18 18:03

Thales e-Security's Jon Geater Separates Hype From UtilityQuantum computing, blockchain, crypto, internet of things: There's a lot of hype around these technology areas, says Jon Geater, CTO of...

Quantum cryptography demo shows no need for ritzy new infrastructure
2018-06-14 20:34

Telefónica and Huawei shoot freakin' lasers down existing optical networks for QKD Telefónica and Huawei have carried out a successful field trial of quantum cryptography on commercial optical networks.…

VirusTotal Browser Extension Now Firefox Quantum-Compatible
2018-05-05 15:23

VirusTotal released an updated VTZilla browser extension this week to offer support for Firefox Quantum, the new and improved Web browser from Mozilla.

Breakthrough pushes Quantum Key Distribution beyond 500km
2018-05-04 16:37

It's getting better, but is it getting better fast enough?

European Space Agency wants in on quantum comms satellites
2018-05-03 21:08

It's fun to kick entangled photons into spaaaace The European Space Agency is looking to build a communications satellite to send data securely using quantum key distribution.…

Boffins think classical crypto can outlive quantum computers
2018-04-16 05:58

Cisco backs Isara's post-quantum PKI cert test in the hope it future-proofs TLS Cisco and quantum security outfit Isara reckon they've got at least as far as alpha stage in one a problem of the...

Boffins pull off quantum leap in true random number generation
2018-04-11 20:49

Well, we been having some difficulty. Ziggy, he's, uh, spitting out some wild values A team of physicists claim to have developed a guaranteed random number generator using photons and the laws of...

Firefox news: Fresh releases, Firefox Quantum for Enterprise, privacy protections
2018-03-14 16:54

Firefox 59 (for desktop and mobile) and Firefox ESR 52.7 have been released to the public. Privacy enhancements and security fixes The former sports some performance enhancements that should lead...

Post-Quantum Algorithms
2017-12-27 12:28

NIST has organized a competition for public-key algorithms secure against a quantum computer. It recently published all of its Round 1 submissions. (Details of the NIST efforts are here. A...