Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

NP-complete problems, including optimal routing, scheduling and network design, are foundational to essential tasks across various industries. However, they actually pose challenges for conventional ...

Integration into a quantum money protocol shows that memories can now handle very demanding applications for quantum networking. Researchers at the Kastler Brossel Laboratory (Sorbonne Université, ...

More than 1 million U.S. nurses are expected to retire by 2030 — far outpacing the projected number of new nurse graduates, according to research published Sept. 16. A study at the Georgetown ...

Quantum computing promises transformative advancements, yet it also poses a very real risk to today’s cryptographic security. In the future scalable quantum computing could break public-key ...

A team at Kyoto University has discovered the exact conditions for quantum advantage, revealing a critical link between quantum computing and cryptographic security. Credit: Stock Researchers use ...

Do your favorite sites even support passkeys? Join us on a typical passkey journey from discovery to registration to authentication to deletion. Read now Passkeys are often described as a passwordless ...

Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers in a move aimed at jump-starting what’s likely to be the most ...

Device security requires designers to secure their algorithms, not only against direct attacks on the input and output, but also against side-channel attacks. This requirement is especially notable ...

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published specific timelines on migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), dictating that critical organizations should complete migration by 2035 ...