April 3, 2025

cryptography

Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication, ensuring that only the intended recipient can read the message by converting it into an unreadable format (ciphertext) and back to readable format (plaintext) using a secret key. It plays a crucial role in modern cybersecurity, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access and ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.

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Post-Quantum cryptography protecting a futuristic data center

Special NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Edition – Thursday, August 15, 2024

Bob Sutor03 mins

A selection of the most important recent news and articles about the new NIST standards for post-quantum cryptography. News, Articles, and Analyses NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards | NIST https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-releases-first-3-finalized-post-quantum-encryption-standards (Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.” White…

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An advanced quantum computer

Quantum News and Commentary – Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Bob Sutor08 mins

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about quantum computing. News, Articles, and Analyses Quantum Computers Enter Data Centers – IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-data-center (Monday, July 29, 2024) “Data centers and high performance computing clusters around the world are starting to incorporate quantum hardware. But colocating such different technologies and getting them…

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