Algorithms for encrypting computer data come in two main varieties: symmetric and asymmetric. Each encryption type has inherent strengths and weaknesses. Symmetric algorithms convert plain-text ...

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Quantum computing is a catalyst for rethinking how organizations govern, secure and manage cryptographic systems.

Paul Smith-Goodson explores the end-to-end features and capabilities of IBM Quantum Safe Technology and examines its usefulness in identifying non-quantum-safe encryption and replacing them with ...

Increasing computing power will soon make existing encryption algorithms ineffective. Here’s how the industry is responding and how your agency can benefit from new encryption innovations today.

This tactic has a name: “harvest now, decrypt later.” ...

Once quantum computers become functional, experts warn, they could perform calculations exponentially faster than classical computers—potentially enabling them to destroy the encryption that ...