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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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Feb 24, 2020

Math Paths to Quantum-safe Security: Hash-based Cryptography

Digital signature algorithms are a critical component of public-key infrastructure, with applications ranging from code signing to establishing secure connections. However, classical digital signature algorithms will be vulnerable to quantum-enabled attacks. Hash-based cryptography is among the oldest…

Victoria de Quehen

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Jan 17, 2020

Microsoft’s CryptoAPI flaw/CurveBall: a teaser of the quantum threat

The National Security Agency recently discovered a major cryptographic flaw in Microsoft’s low-level code within their operating system. This flaw, now known as CurveBall, was found within Windows CryptoAPI and effects the way Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) x.509 certificates are validated, giving…

Mike Brown

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Jul 23, 2019

Myth-Busting the Quantum Threat: The Top 3 Misconceptions About Quantum-Safe Migrations

Part of our mission at ISARA is to educate and raise awareness of the security risks introduced by large-scale quantum computing. Since I joined ISARA in 2016, I’ve spoken to individuals, enterprises, and governments around the world, and along the way, I’ve heard some incorrect assumptions about the…

Paul Lucier

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Aug 02, 2018

The PKI Guy talks quantum-safe security with Alexander Truskovsky

Our Senior Product Manager, Alexander Truskovsky, sat down with Mark B. Cooper of PKI Solutions Inc (A.K.A The PKI Guy) to discuss quantum-safe security, which was released August 1st, 2018.

ISARA Corporation

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