How Should We Prepare for the Looming Quantum Encryption Apocalypse?

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

SSH Configuration on Nexpose Servers Allowed Weak Encryption Algorithms

Rapid7 warned this week that its Nexpose appliances were shipped with a SSH configuration that could have let obsolete algorithms be used for key exchange. Rapid7 encouraged owners of its Nexpose ...
Dark Reading

Cracking Weak Cryptography Before Quantum Computing Does

BLACK HAT EUROPE 2023 – London – Researchers from Microsoft, its GitHub subsidiary, and Spain-based Banco Santander here today released a set of open source tools that identify and pinpoint weak ...
FedScoop

NIST selects backup algorithm for general encryption against quantum cyberattacks

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 ...
CoinTelegraph

Scientists breach cryptographic algorithms with quantum computer: SCMP

Researchers said it was the first time a quantum computer “posed a real and substantial threat” to encryption, but multiple limitations still hamper a full-scale hack. Chinese researchers using a ...
Singularity Hub

Quantum Computers Could Crack Encryption Sooner Than Expected With New Algorithm

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 ...