The mathematics protecting communications since before the internet remain our strongest defense against machine-speed ...

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are ...

In the end, critical infrastructure’s biggest quantum risk is the outdated, manual trust models of today. Only by replacing ...

Post-quantum security revolves around staying in the race because when quantum arrives, it won’t send a warning. Those who ...

Chinese researchers have successfully used D-Wave‘s quantum annealing systems to break classic encryption RSA, potentially accelerating the timeline for when quantum computers could pose a real threat ...

How do ZK-STARKs improve cryptographic resilience? Learn why these zero-knowledge proofs are quantum-resistant, require no ...

A new, hidden vulnerability in the gnuTLS software threatens open-source security in a fundamental way -- even more than Apple's GoTo Fail bug of last week. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Card-based cryptographic protocols employ physical playing cards to facilitate secure multiparty computations without the need for electronic devices. These protocols allow participants to perform ...

Several Bitcoin wallet applications have been upgraded following a serious cryptography problem in Android that could allow attackers to steal the virtual currency. Four Android Bitcoin clients — ...

New bitcoin is created by computers solving complex cryptographic problems, a process known as "mining." PowerCompare.co.uk says the amount of electricity used by computers mining bitcoin so far this ...

New cryptographic algorithms have been created that are based on particularly hard mathematical problems. They would be virtually unbreakable, say investigators. RUB researchers have developed new ...