A relatively new ransomware family is using a novel approach to hype the strength of the encryption used to scramble ...

With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of ...

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 ...

A working quantum computer is probably at least a decade away. The rush to adopt encryption algorithms that can withstand the ...

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

However, it is not necessary to use fancy quantum cryptography technology such as entanglement to avoid the looming quantum ...

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 ...

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, ...