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Quantum Computing Will Break Existing Encryption Algorithms, So The US Government Developed Stronger Ones

Whenever we talk about end-to-end encrypted data, we're usually talking about messaging apps like iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, and Google's RCS. But plenty of other data is encrypted to ensure ...

Quantum computers are coming to break our codes faster than anyone expected

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s ...
TMCnet

MicroAlgo Inc.'s Quantum Blockchain Architecture Using Cyclic QSC and QKD to Enhance Transaction Security and Transparency

MicroAlgo Inc. (the "Company" or "MicroAlgo") (NASDAQ: MLGO), today announced the use of a quantum blockchain architecture with cyclic QSC and QKD to enhance transaction security and transparency.
FedScoop

NIST selects backup algorithm for general encryption against quantum cyberattacks

A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST) The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced an algorithm that could serve as a second line of defense to ensure ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Lattice delivers first FPGA family with CNSA 2.0 post-quantum cryptography — wins gold for best security solution

Lattice Semiconductor has begun shipping what it says is the first FPGA family built to meet the NSA’s CNSA 2.0 post-quantum ...

PSA: Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, ...
Computer Weekly

NIST debuts three quantum-safe encryption algorithms

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has debuted three encryption algorithms that it claims will help safeguard critical data from cyber attacks originating from quantum ...
Nextgov

NIST releases draft standards for 3 post-quantum encryption algorithms

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is taking another large step in its ongoing mission to steer organizations toward post-quantum cyber readiness, announcing the beginning of agency ...
CNET

You’ll Be Glad Your VPN Has Post-Quantum Encryption, Even if You Don’t Need It Now. Here’s Why

Krishi specializes in making complex tech topics, like VPNs, cybersecurity, and online privacy, clear and accessible. With 5+ years of writing experience, his work appears in outlets such as TechRadar ...
ZDNet

If you're not working on quantum-safe encryption now, it's already too late

Remember Nokia? Back before smartphones, many of us carried Nokia's nearly indestructible cell phones. They no longer make phones, but don't count Nokia out. Ever since the company was founded in 1865 ...
Wired

Encryption Made for Police and Military Radios May Be Easily Cracked

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...