The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...

Researchers at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world's most powerful computers. The encryption ...

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has debuted three encryption algorithms that it claims will help safeguard critical data from cyber attacks originating from quantum ...

A group of Chinese researchers has claimed to be able to break a widely used encryption scheme with a quantum computer that already exists, creating a possible boon for surveillance and a crisis for ...

We all thought banking and military security was impenetrable? That was, until Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to execute what they claim as the first successful quantum attack on ...

This article seeks to provide a practical understanding of the risks posed by quantum computing on modern day encryption standards. In assessing those risks, companies and individuals should consider ...

Once quantum computers become functional, experts warn, they could perform calculations exponentially faster than classical computers—potentially enabling them to destroy the encryption that currently ...

NIST selects four encryption algorithms to thwart future quantum computer attacks Your email has been sent The announcement follows a six-year effort to devise and then vet encryption methods to ...

Computer scientists with Toshiba Europe recently distributed quantum encryption keys across 158 miles using traditional computer equipment and fiber-optic infrastructure — setting a new record in the ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science in Japan have developed a faster and cheaper method for handling encrypted data while improving security. Currently, homomorphic encryption and secret ...

The big picture: Encryption is a feature that is typically only used on higher performing devices because of the delays it can cause. Google's new Adiantum adaptation of existing encryption methods ...