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Feb 23, 2023

A Recap of the 9th ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Workshop

The ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Workshop returned last week after a one year hiatus, held in-person at ETSI’s headquarters in the beautiful South of France. Regarded by many as the world’s premier event in quantum-safe security, the Workshop yet again brought together a diverse blend of talent, experience,…

Philip Lafrance

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Dec 08, 2021

Your Post-Quantum Cryptography Journey: Over the River and Through the Woods

‘Tis the season for visits to grandmother and Uncle Joe. ‘Tis also the season for organizations to start planning their roadmaps for a quantum-safe New Year. After all, the third round of the NIST PQC Standardization Process is expected to be completed in early 2022 when the National Institute of Standards…

Paul Lucier

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Jul 27, 2021

Cryptographic Management: How to Minimize Mayhem and Maximize Effectiveness

Cryptography is the foundation of authentication, authorization, confidentiality, data integrity, and more. It is the foundation of digital trust; it is the enabler of overall enterprise security. Any threat to cryptography is a threat to be taken seriously. In today’s increasingly connected ecosystems,…

Paul Lucier

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Oct 07, 2020

US Government’s Deep Dive into China and Why the Quantum Threat Matters

China continues to make significant advances in quantum science and with quantum communication networks. Do these developments pose a threat we should be worried about? The US Congress thinks so. On September 30th, the House Intelligence Committee released “The China Deep Dive.”

Paul Lucier

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Apr 29, 2020

RAND Corporation Report: Quantum Threat

This month the RAND corporation released a new report investigating the quantum threat. The authors consider three key timelines in the coming paradigm shift to quantum-safe cryptography. They investigated when a large-scale quantum computer might be built, how long it might take to complete standards…

Philip Lafrance

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