The breakthrough addresses concerns that powerful quantum computers could eventually crack encryption standards to leave vulnerable financial systems, government communications, health data and media.

Researchers at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world's most powerful computers. The encryption ...

The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...

A group of Chinese researchers has claimed to be able to break a widely used encryption scheme with a quantum computer that already exists, creating a possible boon for surveillance and a crisis for ...

We all thought banking and military security was impenetrable? That was, until Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to execute what they claim as the first successful quantum attack on ...

A federal agency is soliciting public comments on encryption methods that can stand up to quantum computing. Quantum computing is often seen as the next giant leap forward in technology. It will ...

Imagine waking up one day to find that all your confidential emails are suddenly an open book for anyone with a powerful enough computer. Sounds like a nightmare, right? Well, with the rapid ...

NIST selects four encryption algorithms to thwart future quantum computer attacks Your email has been sent The announcement follows a six-year effort to devise and then vet encryption methods to ...

The big picture: Encryption is a feature that is typically only used on higher performing devices because of the delays it can cause. Google's new Adiantum adaptation of existing encryption methods ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science in Japan have developed a faster and cheaper method for handling encrypted data while improving security. Currently, homomorphic encryption and secret ...

Computer scientists with Toshiba Europe recently distributed quantum encryption keys across 158 miles using traditional computer equipment and fiber-optic infrastructure — setting a new record in the ...