ISARA Insights Blog


Nov 11, 2020

Mastering the Quantum Challenge for Machine Identities

It is no secret that cybersecurity threats are ever-evolving. Each day, security professionals around the world receive reports of new vulnerabilities, new attack vectors, and new challenges that need to be overcome in this increasingly connected world. To make matters worse, cyberattacks are not only…

Mike Brown

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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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Jul 16, 2020

All Aboard the Quantum Migration Train

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 quantum migration train now starting with planning and crypto-agility solutions?

Scott Totzke

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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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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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