Quantum cryptography

PQShield publishes white paper series to educate business leaders on the quantum threat to information security

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Cryptography, Academic disciplines, Emerging technologies, Data security, Quantum cryptography, Data protection, Technology, Quantum information science, Encryption, Post-quantum cryptography, Quantum computing, Computer security

When full-scale quantum computers arrive, they will be able to break the public-key encryption widely relied on to protect sensitive data, accessing all digital information - past, present and future.

Key Points: 
  • When full-scale quantum computers arrive, they will be able to break the public-key encryption widely relied on to protect sensitive data, accessing all digital information - past, present and future.
  • Based in Oxford, PQShield is helping businesses prepare for the quantum threat, pioneering the development and commercial roll-out of advanced, quantum-ready cryptographic solutions for hardware, software and communications.
  • Designed to educate and inform security and technical teams across every type of organisation, the new white paper series covers three topics:
    The Quantum Computing Threat: How to Keep Ahead - An overview of the quantum threat to businesses and the steps organisations must take today in order to prepare for the future.
  • PQShield is a cybersecurity startup that specialises in post-quantum cryptography, protecting information from today's attacks while readying organisations for the threat landscape of tomorrow.

Colt harnesses ADVA FSP 3000 for quantum-secured transport in live network trial

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Data management, Security, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Networks, Quantum cryptography, Cryptography, Quantum information science, Quantum key distribution, ID Quantique, Encryption, Applied mathematics, ADVA Optical Networking

ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that Colt Technology Services has successfully conducted a field trial of quantum-secured transport using its FSP 3000 platform with ConnectGuard Layer 1 encryption technology.

Key Points: 
  • ADVA (FSE: ADV) today announced that Colt Technology Services has successfully conducted a field trial of quantum-secured transport using its FSP 3000 platform with ConnectGuard Layer 1 encryption technology.
  • The trial utilized quantum key distribution (QKD) to super-encrypt live data traffic, demonstrating how mission-critical services can be protected even against large-scale attacks.
  • By conducting this trial with ADVA to harness QKD technologies, were exploring how to protect against unprecedented challenges further down the line.
  • Colts trial harnessed the ADVA FSP 3000 , which receives quantum keys generated by ID Quantiques QKD technology.

Space Quantum Communications Research Report 2020: Quantum Experiments at a Space Scale (QUESS), Future Plans, Comparison to Alternatives

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Monday, February 15, 2021
Cryptography, Quantum information science, Theoretical computer science, Quantum key distribution, Academic disciplines, Applied mathematics, Encryption, Ransomware, Quantum cryptography

DUBLIN, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Quantum Communications in Space" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Quantum Communications in Space" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • During the first half of 2020, $144.2 million has already been lost in 11 of the biggest ransomware attacks [2].
  • Quantum communications are expected to solve the problem of secure communications first on international and national scales and then down to the personal level.
  • By quantum communications two parties can communicate secretly by sharing a quantum encryption key encoded in the polarization of a string of photons.

bp joins the IBM Quantum Network to advance use of quantum computing in energy

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Monday, February 15, 2021
Technology, Theoretical computer science, Quantum information science, Quantum programming, Quantum cryptography, Quantum computing, Emerging technologies, IBM, Quantum network, Computing, Cloud-based quantum computing, 1QBit

LONDON, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announcedbp has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the use of quantum computing in the energy industry.

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  • LONDON, Feb. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announcedbp has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance the use of quantum computing in the energy industry.
  • By joining the IBM Quantum Network as an Industry Partner, bp will have access to IBM's quantum expertise and software and cloud-based access to the most advanced quantum computers available via the cloud.
  • bp joins more than 130 members of the IBM Quantum Network, a global community of Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, academic institutions and research labs working to advance quantum computing and explore practical applications.
  • For more information about the IBM Quantum Network, as well as a full list of all partners, members, and hubs, visit https://www.research.ibm.com/ibm-q/network/ .

New EU Consortium shaping the future of Quantum Computing

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Academic disciplines, Theoretical computer science, Computational complexity theory, Quantum information science, Emerging technologies, Science and technology, Quantum cryptography, Quantum computing, Quantum supremacy, Computing, Computer, Draft:IQM Quantum Computers

IQM Quantum Computers will bring the members of this project consortium together and lead this project as a system integrator.

Key Points: 
  • IQM Quantum Computers will bring the members of this project consortium together and lead this project as a system integrator.
  • This project focuses on application-specific quantum processors, which have the potential to create a fastlane to quantum advantage.
  • Deploying digital-analog quantum computing, this consortium adds a new angle to the OpenSuperQ project and widens its scope.
  • It also allows us to bring quantum computing into one of the prime academic supercomputing centres to more effectively work on the important integration of high-performance computing and quantum computing.

New EU Consortium shaping the future of Quantum Computing

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Academic disciplines, Theoretical computer science, Computational complexity theory, Quantum information science, Emerging technologies, Science and technology, Quantum cryptography, Quantum computing, Quantum supremacy, Computing, Computer, Draft:IQM Quantum Computers

IQM Quantum Computers will bring the members of this project consortium together and lead this project as a system integrator.

Key Points: 
  • IQM Quantum Computers will bring the members of this project consortium together and lead this project as a system integrator.
  • This project focuses on application-specific quantum processors, which have the potential to create a fastlane to quantum advantage.
  • Deploying digital-analog quantum computing, this consortium adds a new angle to the OpenSuperQ project and widens its scope.
  • It also allows us to bring quantum computing into one of the prime academic supercomputing centres to more effectively work on the important integration of high-performance computing and quantum computing.

Global Space Quantum Communications Market Report 2020 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, February 12, 2021
Technology, Networks, Cryptography, Quantum cryptography, Quantum information science, Theoretical computer science, Academic disciplines, Applied mathematics, Quantum key distribution, Encryption, Ransomware, Quantum computing

The "Quantum Communications in Space" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Quantum Communications in Space" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • During the first half of 2020, $144.2 million has already been lost in 11 of the biggest ransomware attacks [2].
  • Quantum communications are expected to solve the problem of secure communications first on international and national scales and then down to the personal level.
  • By quantum communications two parties can communicate secretly by sharing a quantum encryption key encoded in the polarization of a string of photons.

Global Telecom Forms Board of Directors

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Thursday, February 11, 2021
Security, Technology, Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Internet, Hardware, Technology, Science and technology, Cryptography, Quantum cryptography, Emerging technologies, Ambient intelligence, Digital technology, Internet of things, Quantum computing, Computer security, Post-quantum cryptography, Computing

Global Telecom , the only U.S.-based manufacturer of modules for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, today announced the formation of the companys Board of Directors.

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  • Global Telecom , the only U.S.-based manufacturer of modules for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, today announced the formation of the companys Board of Directors.
  • After winning multiple awards and recognition for its hardware in 2020, Global Telecom looks forward with a larger emphasis on cybersecurity solutions.
  • The company is pioneering new approaches in post-quantum computing resistance with the Global Telecom Quantum Cryptography Engine (GTQCE), powered by a true Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG).
  • Global Telecom engineers hardware, software and AI solutions that enable a reliable and secure Internet of Things.

NEC, ParityQC Collaborate to Develop Highly-scalable, Practical Quantum Computers

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Academic disciplines, Theoretical computer science, Quantum information science, Emerging technologies, Applied mathematics, Computational complexity theory, Quantum cryptography, Quantum computing, Mathematical optimization, Quantum machine learning, Quantum programming

The collaboration entails NEC implementing the ParityQC Architecture(2), ParityQC's new paradigm on how to solve optimization problems on a quantum computer, into its own superconducting parametron quantum devices(3).

Key Points: 
  • The collaboration entails NEC implementing the ParityQC Architecture(2), ParityQC's new paradigm on how to solve optimization problems on a quantum computer, into its own superconducting parametron quantum devices(3).
  • This will pave the way for highly-scalable, practical quantum annealers capable of solving large-scale combinatorial optimization problems such as financial portfolio optimization and manufacturing planning.
  • NEC aims to develop such quantum annealers for practical use by 2023.
  • Realizing quantum devices using the ParityQC architecture provides a path to resolving challenges on the route to practical large scale quantum annealers.

Terra Quantum Makes Electronically Transmitted Communications Unbreakable After Revealing Weakness in ‘post-quantum Cryptography’

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Monday, February 8, 2021
Data management, Security, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Networks, Cryptography, Quantum cryptography, Theoretical computer science, Quantum key distribution, One-time pad, Quantum information science, Emerging technologies

Terra Quantum bases its solution on the Vernons cipher, the so-called one-time pad, proven by Claude Shannon to be unbreakable.

Key Points: 
  • Terra Quantum bases its solution on the Vernons cipher, the so-called one-time pad, proven by Claude Shannon to be unbreakable.
  • Terra Quantum introduces the superfast quantum key distribution, establishing a practical realization of this procedure in the context of the modern superfast information communications service.
  • The innovative Terra Quantum protocol, the superfast Boltzmann-Planck-protected secure information transmission, makes the electronically transmitted communication unbreakable in principle.
  • Terra Quantum steps in the breach by noticing that the conventional approach to quantum communication is suffering twice.