According to the latest Google research, it could take as few as 1,200 logical qubits for a quantum computer to break ...

At the same time, a March 2026 preprint from a Caltech–Berkeley–Oratomic collaboration explores what might be possible using ...

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 ...

​For much of the past decade, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) lived primarily in academic journals and standards committees.

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The very prospect of the quantum apocalypse has driven various stakeholders to consider what that could be like and how to ...

One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

A police body camera records an arrest. A surgeon consults a specialist over a live video link. A corporate board meets on a ...

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, ...