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NIST’s Post-Quantum Signature On-Ramp Process: Round 1 Overview and Insights

Chris Leonardi
Apr 03, 2024

We will soon get an update from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) about its latest efforts to select and standardize quantum-safe signature schemes. While the end of the first round of this process has not yet been announced, NIST has indicated that it will happen sometime after the Fifth NIST PQC Standardization Conference, being held April 10-12, 2024. With this in mind, we wanted to summarize the submitted signature schemes to date and share our opinions on some of the candidates.

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All Aboard the Quantum Migration Train

Scott Totzke
Jul 16, 2020

Standards bodies, government organizations, and research centers weigh in on preparing for the threat that quantum computers pose to encryption. Take action now? Don’t worry about it yet? Or, get on the…

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Take the First Steps To Quantum-Safe Security Now to Avoid Mistakes Later

Scott Totzke
Nov 12, 2019

The following is an excerpt from a contributed opinion piece on Next Gov by Scott Totzke, CEO & Co-founder of ISARA Corporation. No enterprise—whether a government, a military or a private company—can…

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Quantum-Safe Cryptography: The Time to Prepare Is Now

Scott Totzke
Oct 02, 2019

The following is an excerpt from a contributed opinion piece on DARK Reading by Scott Totzke, CEO & Co-founder of ISARA Corporation. Quantum computing is real and it's evolving fast. Is the security industry…

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We’re on a mission to create a quantum-safe world

Scott Totzke
Nov 21, 2018

On November 19th, we announced the exciting news that we raised $10 million USD in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures. This is in addition to an initial capital investment of $11.5 million USD from…

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What's the Rush on Quantum-Safe Security? You Already May Be Too Late

Scott Totzke
May 02, 2018

The following is an excerpt from a contributed opinion piece on Journal of Cyber Policy by Scott Totzke, CEO & Co-founder of ISARA Corporation. The dawn of the quantum computing era promises to fundamentally…

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