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29 Jul 2026 2 minute read 6 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Beyond being a superstar at identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in digital systems, Anthropic’s Mythos frontier model is now being directed at encryption algorithms that are designed to resist quantum computing attacks. The early results, as...
11 Aug 2025 1 minute read 12 comments Matthew Rosenquist
The Cybersecurity Vault - episode 49, with guest Bob Zinga. Bob discusses the impending risks of quantum computing undermining data confidentiality. In this compelling episode, we dive into the challenges of quantum cybersecurity risks and the pivot...
27 Aug 2024 5 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
Obligatory Disclaimer: I'm not a cryptographer by any means, so I'm not as clued-up on cryptography as I could/should be. My understanding could be mistaken and my explanations erroneous. Please DYOR if anything seems unclear or incorrect. TL;DR: Sig...
30 Mar 2023 4 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
Securing Communications with the Emergence of Quantum Computing Quantum Cryptography is an emerging technology that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to secure communications. Unlike classical cryptography, which relies on mathematical algor...
22 Feb 2023 1 minute read 7 comments Matthew Rosenquist
Has the CRYSTALS-Kyber encryption algorithm, one of 4 quantum resistant methods that NIST has recommended to replace legacy encryption, fallen even before it has been rolled out? There is news that researchers from the KTH Royal Institute of Techno...
25 Jan 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk
DNS Privacy Features you should be using; Now! DNS is the core network service and overlooking security improvements in the protocol could expose your privacy to unintended parties. Two controversial techniques are currently available to encrypt more...
9 Jan 2023 2 minute read 1 comment kev_nag
In a ‘scientific paper’ published by 24 Chinese Research Scientists in late December, 2022, claim was made that they could break the RSA algorithm utilizing a quantum computer with only 372 qubits. The RSA algorithm is the most common format for onli...
19 Dec 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Great White Snark
"If cryptography is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy." Fortunately, all outlaws and terrorists are law-abiding citizens and therefore have no objection to having their mail intercepted, stored and analysed! 😋 If you think that using WhatsA...
7 Dec 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Basher17
Post-quantum cryptography, also known as quantum-resistant cryptography, is a branch of cryptography focused on developing cryptographic algorithms that are secure against quantum computers. This is a particularly important area of research because q...
5 Dec 2022 1 minute read 0 comments TheJan
A quantum computer is a type of computer that is based on the principles of quantum mechanics. It is a highly advanced and powerful computing system that is capable of processing vast amounts of data in parallel, using the unique properties of quantu...
