Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Strong Data Foundations Give AI Leaders an Edge in Quantum SecurityCompanies leading in AI security are also better prepared for quantum threats. New Thales research shows that data visibility, governance, encryption and crypto agility are helping CIOs build stronger foundations for both AI adoption and post-quantum readiness.

Agencies and Industry Coordinate Post-Quantum Migration PlansThe White House convened government officials, quantum companies and researchers to accelerate the transition to post-quantum cryptography, align public-private investments and reinforce a 2030 deadline as advances in quantum computing increase risks to today's encryption.

Microsoft on Tuesday said it's accelerating its quantum safe security roadmap, stating technology advances in quantum computing are making it essential to replace existing encryption standards sooner than previously expected

It May Already Be Too Late, Says AtheneThe transition to post-quantum cryptography will be a heavy lift. Experts from Germany's National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity say there's plenty that can be done in the short term to prepare for a world in which classical cryptography is no longer able to protect secrets.

Feds Warn US May Lose Quantum Race Without Sustained Research FundingFederal scientists told Congress that failure to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative threatens to unravel coordinated research and development progress, stall commercialization and allow China to surpass U.S. leadership as adversaries accelerate post-quantum capabilities.

Growing Enterprise Use Cases and National Missions Signal Toward a Quantum EraQuantum computers are finally emerging from sterile labs after decades of research and development. Recent breakthroughs and use cases indicate that the quantum decade has begun, with collaboration across the private sector, startup community, government and academia accelerating development.

CIR's Lawrence Gasman on Why Quantum Data Centers Remain Years From Enterprise UseQuantum data centers could become viable if business use cases emerge, says Lawrence Gasman, founder, Communications Industry Researchers. Technical hurdles, such as physical form factor, environment, cost and photonic interconnects, must be addressed for enterprise adoption.

MIT's Vinod Vaikuntanathan on Post-Quantum Shift, Cryptography's Role in AI TrustAs the race to build quantum computers intensifies, a parallel transformation is taking place in the field of cryptography. Vinod Vaikuntanathan, professor of computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, believes now is the time to act.

Researchers are using quantum computers to generate keys that are truly random to strengthen data encryption.

The work on quantum computing hit some major milestones in 2024, making the path to a workable quantum computer seem closer than ever. Google, Microsoft, and other research efforts hit significant milestones this year, but is the cybersecurity world ready?

Researchers at Cavero have created a correlating numbers mechanism, adding a layer of privacy that even threat actors can't gain enough information to breach.

But the time when quantum computers pose a tangible threat to modern encryption is likely still several years away.

With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine Chinese researchers claim they have found a way to use D-Wave's quantum annealing systems to develop a promising attack on classical encryption.…

Beijing aimed research at immediate needs – like blocking leaks – while the US sought abstract knowledge China has an undeniable lead in quantum networking technology – a state of affairs that should give the US pause, despite its lead in quantum computing.…

At Black Hat USA, researchers from Bitdefender and Transilvania Quantum will showcase how attackers can target quantum-based infrastructure.

As Ed Gerck Readies Research Paper, Security Experts Say They Want to See ProofA scientist claims to have developed an inexpensive system for using quantum computing to crack RSA, which is the world's most commonly used public key algorithm. If true, this would be a breakthrough that comes years before experts predicted. Now, they're asking for proof.

A group of researchers has revealed what it says is a vulnerability in a specific implementation of CRYSTALS-Kyber, one of the encryption algorithms chosen by the U.S. government as quantum-resistant last year

Heavily hyped tech bound for big time by decade end Research conducted by Fujitsu suggests there is no need to panic about quantum computers being able to decode encrypted data – this is unlikely to happen in the near future, it claims.…

A paper by two dozen Chinese researchers maintains that near-future quantum computers could crack RSA-2048 encryption, but experts call the claims misleading.

Near-term vulnerability of RSA-2048 keys not so near, says quantum boffin Scott Aaronson Briefly this week, it appeared that quantum computers might finally be ready to break 2048-bit RSA encryption, but that moment has passed.…