Tag: cryptography
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Navigating the Quantum Shift: A Practical Approach to Crypto-Agility with PQC-Enabled PKI
The conversation around quantum computing is shifting from theory to reality, especially when it’s centered on security and mounting threats against current encryption algorithms. The UK National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) recent guidance on “PQC Migration Timelines” underscores the urgency for organizations to transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Urgency is being driven by the rising……
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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup 31 March 2025
Tags: attack, best-practice, browser, chrome, computing, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, framework, google, government, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayUK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup – 31 March 2025 Welcome to this week’s edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. UK Warned of Inadequate Readiness Against State-Backed Cyberattacks Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm over the UK’s growing vulnerability to state-sponsored cyber threats. A…
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Post-quantum cryptography and the future of online safety
In this Help Net Security video, Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO of QuSecure, explores the rising urgency of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and what organizations must do to prepare. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/28/post-quantum-cryptography-video/
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7 cutting-edge encryption techniques for reimagining data security
Tags: ai, computer, cryptography, data, dns, encryption, government, ibm, identity, nist, office, privacy, risk, software, technology, trainingPrivate information retrieval: Securing a database is fairly straightforward. Protecting the privacy of the users, however, is a bit more difficult. Private information retrieval algorithms make it possible for people to search the database for specific blocks of data without revealing too much to the database owner.This extra layer of protection relies on scrambling larger…
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ETSI launches first post-quantum encryption standard
European telco standards body launches its first post-quantum cryptography cyber standard, covering the security of critical data and communications First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621214/ETSI-launches-first-post-quantum-encryption-standard
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Quantenschlüssel aus der Sicht des CISO
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) dient dazu, Verschlüsselungsschlüssel sicher zwischen zwei Parteien zu verteilen.Der sogenannte Q-Day, an welchem Quantencomputer leistungsstark genug sind aktuelle Standardmethoden der Verschlüsselung zu knacken, rückt näher. Eine der Lösungen, welche zum Schutz vor dieser Quantenbedrohung entwickelt wurde, ist die sogenannte Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Das Potenzial von QKD ist immens, ihr aktueller…
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SHARED INTEL QA: Forrester highlights why companies need to strive for ‘cryptoagility’ today
Quantum computing’s ability to break today’s encryption may still be years away”, but security leaders can’t afford to wait. Forrester’s The Future of Quantum Security makes it clear: the transition to quantum-safe cryptography must start now. Related: Quantum standards come of “¦ (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/shared-intel-qa-forrester-highlights-why-companies-need-to-strive-for-cryptoagility-today/
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NCSC proposes three-step plan to move to quantum-safe encryption
The NCSC urges service providers, large organisations and critical sectors to start thinking today about how they will migrate to post-quantum cryptography over the next decade First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621031/NCSC-proposes-three-step-plan-to-move-to-quantum-safe-encryption
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UK urges critical orgs to adopt quantum cryptography by 2035
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. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-urges-critical-orgs-to-adopt-quantum-cryptography-by-2035/
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The post-quantum cryptography apocalypse will be televised in 10 years, says UK’s NCSC
Wow, a government project that could be on time for once … cos it’s gonna be wayyyy more than a decade First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/20/ncsc_post_quantum_cryptogrpahy/
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NCSC Sets 2035 Deadline for Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
New NCSC guidance sets out a three-phase migration to post-quantum cryptography, designed to ensure all systems are protected from quantum attacks by 2035 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ncsc-post-quantum-cryptography/
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UK NCSC Sets 2035 Deadline for Post-Quantum Migration
Cyber Agency Urges Critical Infrastructure Operators to Migrate Within the Deadline. The British cybersecurity agency urged critical infrastructure operators to adopt to post-quantum cryptography by 2035 as it and other government agencies prepare for the inevitability of quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption algorithms. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-ncsc-sets-2035-deadline-for-post-quantum-migration-a-27776
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Cloudflare treibt Post-Quanten-Sicherheit mit erster cloudnativen Zero-Trust-Lösung voran
Cloudflare gibt die Ausweitung einer lückenlosen Unterstützung für Post-Quanten-Kryptographie auf seine Zero-Trust-Network-Access-Lösung bekannt. Damit kann ab sofort die Kommunikation zwischen Browsern und firmeneigenen Webanwendungen über eine direkt verfügbare, quantensicher verschlüsselte Ende-zu-Ende-Verbindung erfolgen. Bis Mitte des Jahres wird Cloudflare diese Unterstützung auf alle IP-Protokolle ausweiten und auf diese Weise für die meisten Firmenanwendungen und -geräte erheblich…
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Cloudflare Adopts Post-Quantum Cryptography to Combat Future Quantum Attacks
Cloudflare has announced the implementation of post-quantum cryptography across its services. This advancement is part of a broader effort to protect customers from potential quantum attacks that could compromise conventional cryptographic systems in the future. Quantum computers, which are rapidly becoming more powerful, pose a significant threat to the cryptographic algorithms currently used to secure…
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Improvements in Brute Force Attacks
New paper: “GPU Assisted Brute Force Cryptanalysis of GPRS, GSM, RFID, and TETRA: Brute Force Cryptanalysis of KASUMI, SPECK, and TEA3.” Abstract: Key lengths in symmetric cryptography are determined with respect to the brute force attacks with current technology. While nowadays at least 128-bit keys are recommended, there are many standards and real-world applications that…
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Cloudflare Introduces E2E Post-Quantum Cryptography Protections
Cloudflare introduces E2E post-quantum cryptography, enhancing security against quantum threats First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloudflare-e2e-post-quantum/
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Cloudflare stärkt Zero Trust-Sicherheit mit Post-Quanten-Kryptographie
Die Zeit drängt innerhalb der nächsten fünf Jahre müssen Unternehmen auf Post-Quanten-Kryptographie umstellen. Accenture und Cloudflare ermöglichen einen hybriden Ansatz für eine sichere, schrittweise Migration mit maximaler Kompatibilität. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/cloudflare-staerkt-zero-trust-sicherheit-mit-post-quanten-kryptographie/a40153/
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The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time
Tags: access, android, attack, backdoor, backup, banking, botnet, breach, communications, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, germany, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, infection, infrastructure, international, jobs, korea, law, lazarus, leak, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, msp, network, north-korea, office, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, phone, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, service, software, spam, switch, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, usa, virus, vulnerability, windowsConti: History: First appearing in May 2020, the Conti RaaS platform is considered the successor to the Ryuk ransomware. As of January 2021, Conti is believed to have infected over 150 organizations and earned millions of dollars for its criminal developers and their affiliates. At least three new versions have been found since its inception.How it works: Conti uses the…
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You need to prepare for post-quantum cryptography now. Here’s why
Tags: cryptographyFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/you-need-to-prepare-for-post-quantum-cryptography-now-heres-why
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Neues E-Book »PQC für Dummies«
Post-Quanten-Kryptografie: DigiCert-Sachbuch hilft Unternehmen bei der Vorbereitung auf das Quantum-Computing-Zeitalter. Das neue E-Book »PQC for Dummies« (Wiley Verlag) führt Einsteiger in die Thematik ein, wie sie sich auf zukünftige Herausforderungen des Quantencomputer-Zeitalters vorbereiten [1]. Verantwortliche im Unternehmen erhalten fundiertes Wissen und praxisnahe Strategien, wie sie Post-Quanten-Kryptographie (PQC) zur Absicherung ihrer digitalen Infrastruktur einsetzen können…. First…
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NIST Releases New Report on Crypto-Agility What You Need to Know Now
If you’re keeping up with post-quantum cryptography (PQC), here’s some big news: The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a fresh initial public draft of a Cybersecurity Whitepaper titled Considerations for Achieving Crypto-Agility. This whitepaper tackles the real-world challenges and trade-offs involved in cryptographic transitions and discusses key strategies for achieving……
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Enterprises: Don’t Delay Move to Post-Quantum Algorithms
Gartner’s Bart Willemsen on Need to Adopt Post-Quantum Cryptography. Nation-state adversaries will likely harvest stolen encrypted data for decryption using quantum decryption, when available. Bart Willemsen, vice president analyst at Gartner, urges enterprises to transition to post-quantum cryptography algorithms to safeguard their data. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/enterprises-dont-delay-move-to-post-quantum-algorithms-a-27646
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Vodafone Trials Quantum-Safe Tech to Protect Smartphone Browsing
Telecoms provider Vodafone has developed the new proof of concept with IBM, as it seeks to implement post-quantum cryptography ahead of anticipated quantum-based attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vodafone-trials-quantum-safe/
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Google Cloud Takes Steps to Guard Against Quantum Security Risks
Google Cloud is putting quantum-safe digital signatures into its Key Management Service, the latest steps int the cloud giant’s plans to adopt post-quantum cryptography through its portfolio to mitigate security risks that likely will come with the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/google-cloud-takes-steps-to-guard-against-quantum-security-risks/
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The Evolution of Single Sign-On for Autonomous AI Agents: Securing Non-Human Identities in the Age of Agentic Automation
As AI agents dominate workflows, traditional SSO struggles with machine-speed authentication. Discover next-gen frameworks using JWT tokens, quantum-resistant cryptography, and behavioral biometrics to secure non-human identities while balancing security and automation. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/the-evolution-of-single-sign-on-for-autonomous-ai-agents-securing-non-human-identities-in-the-age-of-agentic-automation/
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Google Cloud KMS Adds Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures to Defend Against Future Threats
Google Cloud has announced quantum-safe digital signatures in Google Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) for software-based keys as a way to bulletproof encryption systems against the threat posed by cryptographically-relevant quantum computers.The feature, currently in preview, coexists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) post-quantum cryptography (PQC) First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Google Introduces Quantum-Safe Digital Signatures in Cloud KMS
Tags: cloud, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, encryption, google, service, technology, tool, updateGoogle Cloud has unveiled a critical cybersecurity upgrade:quantum-safe digital signaturesvia its Key Management Service (Cloud KMS), now available in preview. This move aligns with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) 2024 post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, offering developers tools to safeguard encryption against future quantum threats. Quantum-Resistant Signatures Enter the Mainstream Google’s latest update…
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Implementing Cryptography in AI Systems
Interesting research: “How to Securely Implement Cryptography in Deep Neural Networks.” Abstract: The wide adoption of deep neural networks (DNNs) raises the question of how can we equip them with a desired cryptographic functionality (e.g, to decrypt an encrypted input, to verify that this input is authorized, or to hide a secure watermark in the…