Security News

Vulnerability in Verizon Fios Quantum Gateway allows attackers to gain root privileges
2019-04-09 13:48

The vulnerability requires local access to be exploited, though Tenable Research claims it can be exploited remotely through the assistance of social engineering.

Week in review: Marriott breach details, public-interest technology, the quantum computer threat
2019-03-17 19:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Marriott CEO reveals more details about the massive data breach Equifax CEO Mark Begor and Arne Sorenson, the CEO of...

The quantum sea change: Navigating the impacts for cryptography
2019-03-15 06:45

Professionals in cybersecurity and cryptography (and even non-IT executives) are hearing about the coming threat from quantum computing. It’s reaching the mainstream business consciousness. A...

The threat of quantum computers and the solutions that can protect us today
2019-03-13 07:00

In this Help Net Security podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2019, Avesta Hojjati, Head of R&D at DigiCert, talks about the threat of quantum computers and the solutions that are available to...

Quantum computing: The biggest cybersecurity threats
2019-03-11 15:28

At RSA 2019, John Prisco of Quantum Xchange discussed what solutions organizations should consider to protect against quantum threats.

ISARA updates tools to protect sensitive data and systems from the quantum threat
2019-02-25 01:30

ISARA, the leading provider of agile quantum-safe security solutions, announced new and updated tools that make it easy to test and implement crypto-agility and quantum-safe cryptography directly...

Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it)
2019-02-07 15:57

Here's why NIST is running a competition to find algorithms for a Post-Quantum Cryptographic world...

Quantum Computing: Sizing Up the Risks to Security
2019-01-16 16:03

Within the next five to 10 years, quantum computing will get so powerful that it could be used to break encryption on the fly, predicts Steve Marshall, CISO at U.K.-based Bytes Software Services.

Renowned cryptographer Dr. Whitfield Diffie joins Quantum Xchange’s advisory board
2019-01-09 03:00

Quantum Xchange revealed that Dr. Whitfield “Whit” Diffie has joined the company’s advisory board. Diffie, co-inventor of public key cryptography, was attracted by Quantum Xchange’s early market...

Quantum Xchange selects Zayo Group for dark fiber to deploy Quantum network in the United States
2018-10-25 00:00

Quantum Xchange partners with Zayo Group to deploy the first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network in the United States. As Quantum Xchange’s first strategic infrastructure partner, Zayo is...