Two scientists just won computing's Nobel Prize for an idea from 1984: use quantum mechanics to make eavesdropping physically ...

Nation-states and malicious actors are collecting encrypted data so they can read it with future quantum computers. These ...

Quantum computing has long occupied the edges of our collective imagination – frequently mentioned, rarely understood. For many, it remains a distant prospect rather than an immediate concern. But ...

A small mathematical revision to quantum mechanics could effectively limit the purported infinite capacities of quantum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As quantum computing advances, traditional encryption faces growing risks from powerful new algorithms. In a bid to address these ...

Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it's 'bollocks' The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic ...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, working with Ruhr University Bochum, have cleared a major hurdle in quantum research. For the first time, scientists have gained simultaneous control over ...

Last week I summarized takeaways from my visit to SXSW earlier this month. As I mentioned in that article, the most hyped technology at the event was quantum computing. I found this to be quite ...

One day soon, at a research lab near Santa Barbara or Seattle or a secret facility in the Chinese mountains, it will begin: the sudden unlocking of the world’s secrets. Your secrets. Cybersecurity ...

Chinese experts say the post-quantum cryptography standards developed for the US may not be secure enough, and would rather ...

Adopting the model would require miners and users to migrate to a separate “Bitcoin Quantum” blockchain rather than upgrade ...

Tier-one telecom operator deploys hybrid PQC key exchange across existing infrastructure, upgrading encryption without ...