Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away.

Abstract: Block encryption using the International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA) is strong, efficient, and widely used, but brute force attackers can exploit its 128-bit key space. This paper ...

A group chat leak discussing military operation plans with White House officials on Signal, an app once considered the gold ...

The UAE's recent approval of a national encryption policy puts the country on track to be a quantum-safe economy, and an expert says other nations should take similar measures. UAE officials announced ...

Understanding quantum computing, from qubits science and tech breakthroughs to future quantum applications, and discovering how close we are to real-world use cases ...

Kohler is facing backlash after an engineer pointed out that the company’s new smart toilet cameras may not be as private as it wants people to believe. The discussion raises questions about Kohler’s ...

Quantum computing is transforming what technology can accomplish, promising computation speeds that challenge the imagination. This article navigates the fundamentals, real-world applications, common ...

The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting. I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With ...

Mobile devices sometimes get lost. A laptop bag gets left on the bus or train, a smartphone slips out of your pocket, or a USB flash drive falls to the ground unnoticed. Losing a notebook or phone ...

Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt data on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The malware uses OpenAI’s ...