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technology9 days ago•188 min saved

Quantum computers near 2029 threaten everyday encryption, triggering a looming cyber crisis

Experts warn that practical quantum computers could crack widely used encryption by around 2029, shrinking the window to secure data and forcing governments and companies to accelerate the adoption of post-quantum cryptography and related defenses. The risk includes harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks, potential threats to financial systems and health devices, and the reality that cryptographic migrations can take 10–20 years even with existing standards (NIST post-quantum algorithms) and urgency from guidance aiming for 2035. While some safeguards exist, broad, timely migration remains uncertain, underscoring the need for proactive upgrades to preserve data security in the quantum era.

via CNN|

#cryptography #cybersecurity #post-quantum-cryptography

technology1 month ago•7 min saved

Quantum Time Bomb: Crypto Could Be Cracked Sooner Than We Realize

Advances in quantum hardware and algorithms are shrinking the resources needed to break common encryption, notably elliptic-curve cryptography; while no immediate catastrophe is expected, experts urge migration to quantum-safe cryptography, with standards bodies like NIST aiming for widespread adoption by the mid-2030s and some regions piloting early post-quantum protections today.

via ScienceAlert|

#cryptography #elliptic-curve-cryptography #nist

technology1 month ago•4 min saved

Quantum race tightens the window on cryptography

Advances in quantum hardware and faster quantum algorithms are lowering the resources needed to crack widely used cryptography, including elliptic-curve and blockchain-based systems. While there’s no immediate catastrophe, standards bodies (like NIST) and industry players are accelerating post-quantum migrations and deploying hybrid protections, with broad adoption expected by the 2030s as the risk of a practical quantum attack grows.

via The Conversation|

#cryptography #elliptic-curve-cryptography #post-quantum-cryptography

technology1 month ago•12 min saved

Gearing Up for Q-Day: Securing Cryptography Before Quantum Attacks

Experts warn that a looming Q-day—when quantum computers could break current cryptography—may arrive sooner than expected, spurred by new but not yet verified preprints from Google and a Caltech spinoff. While no quantum computer has proven Shor’s algorithm at scale, the risk of harvest now, decrypt later means urgent migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and building crypto-agility across systems. NIST standards exist, but full adoption will take years, requiring coordinated effort from industry, governments, and researchers; individuals should consider safeguarding or removing long-term sensitive data, and organizations should begin migrating protocols such as TLS and SSH and improving key management while continuing security research.

via Gizmodo|

#nist-pqc-standards #post-quantum-cryptography #q-day

security1 month ago•23 min saved

Google flags quantum threat to Bitcoin, eyes 2029 post-quantum shift

Google Research warns that the quantum resources needed to break ECDLP-256 have fallen roughly 20-fold, potentially enabling on-spend attacks against Bitcoin within its 10-minute block window and prompting a 2029 migration to post-quantum cryptography; the industry, including Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation, is coordinating on the transition, though the risk remains years away.

via The Block|

#bitcoin #cryptography #on-spend-attacks

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Google Sets 2029 Q Day, Urging Quantum-Resistant Crypto Push

Google accelerated its so‑called Q Day to 2029, warning that quantum computers could break current encryption and calling for a broad move to post-quantum cryptography. The piece explains how qubits and quantum phenomena could outpace classical cryptography, notes noisy qubits as a current hurdle, and highlights Google’s leadership push while acknowledging industry questions about the timeline and motivation.

via Futurism|

#cryptography #google #post-quantum-cryptography

technology2 months ago•8 min saved

Google warns quantum threat could force internet security upgrades by 2029

Google says rapid advances in quantum computing are shrinking the window to today’s encryption, setting a target of 2029 to migrate to post-quantum cryptography and urging the tech industry to accelerate secure upgrades amid fears of data being stored now and decrypted later.

via The Independent|

#cryptography #google #internet-security

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Google nudges Q-Day to 2029, raising the urgency for post-quantum cryptography

Google moved the deadline for when quantum computers could break current cryptography to 2029, heightening the push toward post-quantum cryptography as researchers note a 2048-bit RSA key could be cracked with about one million noisy qubits—marking a potentially earlier shift in cybersecurity planning.

via Gizmodo|

#cryptography #google #post-quantum-cryptography

technology2 months ago•6 min saved

Google accelerates Q Day to 2029, urging a rapid shift to post-quantum crypto

Google slashes its Q Day readiness deadline to 2029 and urges the industry to adopt post-quantum cryptography to replace RSA and elliptic-curve schemes. The company also reveals Android 17 beta will add PQC support via ML-DSA in verified boot, the Keystore, and upcoming Play Store signing, signaling a broader PQC rollout across devices; experts view the timeline as a significant acceleration with ongoing questions about motivation.

via Ars Technica|

#android #cryptography #post-quantum-cryptography

technology2 months ago•7 min saved

Google's 2029 Quantum Upgrade Sparks Bitcoin Security Questions

Google has announced a 2029 deadline to migrate its systems to post-quantum cryptography, citing growing quantum hardware capabilities that could undermine current encryption and digital signatures. While Bitcoin faces long-term cryptographic risk from quantum attacks like Shor’s algorithm, upgrading Bitcoin is a decentralized, multi-stakeholder effort that won’t happen overnight. Initiatives such as BIP 360 introducing Pay-to-Merkle-Root are beginning to prepare for quantum-resistant signatures, and some estimates suggest a sizable portion of Bitcoin addresses could be vulnerable in a future quantum era—though exact timelines for practical quantum attacks remain uncertain.

via Decrypt|

#bip-360 #bitcoin #cryptography

technology2 months ago•4 min saved

Google tests quantum-resistant TLS via Merkle Tree Certificates

Google outlined a plan to keep HTTPS secure in a post-quantum era by using Merkle Tree Certificates (MTCs) that compress quantum-resistant data into compact proofs. A certificate authority would sign a single Tree Head for potentially millions of certs, with browsers receiving a lightweight inclusion proof instead of bulky post-quantum material (roughly 2.5 KB today vs. 64 bytes). Public transparency logs help prevent rogue certs, and Chrome has already started implementing MTCs, with Cloudflare piloting about 1,000 TLS certs while CAs prepare to adopt the system. An IETF working group on PKI, Logs, and Tree Signatures is coordinating standards to standardize this long-term, aiming to accelerate post-quantum resilience without slowing handshake times.

via Ars Technica|

#chrome #merkle-trees #post-quantum-cryptography

technology3 months ago•8 min saved

Bitcoin Edges Toward Quantum-Resistant Upgrades as Experts Split on Urgency

Bitcoin developers merged BIP-360 into the GitHub repository to establish a post-quantum framework, introducing Pay-to-Merkle-Root to disable the quantum-exposed key-path spend and laying groundwork for future quantum-safe signatures; the change is not yet activated and would require broad consensus to deploy. Within the community, experts are divided on how soon a quantum threat could matter: some, like Caltech’s president, project fault-tolerant quantum systems in 5–7 years, while others including NIST guidance and researchers like CoinShares and Jameson Lopp say practical quantum risks are still years or even decades away, underscoring ongoing debates about timing and the challenges of upgrading a ossified decentralized network.

via Decrypt|

#bip-360 #bitcoin #post-quantum-cryptography

technology3 months ago•14 min saved

Google Urges Speedy Move to Quantum-Safe Internet Security

Google warns that quantum computers could soon break current public-key cryptography and urges governments and industry to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography, aligned with NIST’s PQC standards finalized in 2024. The company says it has been preparing since 2016, implementing crypto agility across its infrastructure, and outlines five policy steps: drive society-wide momentum across critical infrastructure; ensure PQC is embedded in AI systems; avoid fragmentation of standards; promote cloud-first modernization to ease migrations; and maintain ongoing engagement with technical experts to prevent strategic surprises.

via The Quantum Insider|

#cloud-modernization #cryptography #post-quantum-cryptography

market-news4 months ago•17 min saved

Quantum security bets rise as hardware moves from lab to market

Investors are treating quantum-security risks as real and supporting hardware-enabled research; HOLO shows classical hardware speeding up quantum simulations, Jefferies drops BTC due to quantum risk, LAES expands quantum-safe chips, and SEEQC and other quantum firms push toward public markets as the industry shifts from lab to scale.

via TipRanks|

#hardware #investors #market-news

finance10 months ago•1 min saved

Preparing Finance for Quantum Computing and Its Cybersecurity Risks

The BIS paper emphasizes the urgent need for the financial system to prepare for quantum computing's potential to break current encryption, advocating for early adoption of quantum-safe cryptographic measures, coordinated planning, and exploring long-term solutions like quantum key distribution to ensure security and resilience.

via Bank for International Settlements|

#cryptography #cybersecurity #finance