Peter Shor published one of the earliest algorithms for quantum computers in 1994. Running Shor's algorithm on a hypothetical quantum computer, one could rapidly factor enormous numbers—a seemingly ...

In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and ...

Utimaco CTO Nils Gerhardt outlines the threat quantum computing poses to current methods of encryption, and suggests how cybersecurity can get ahead of the game. The US National Institute of Standards ...

The number and volume of warnings about a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) world are rising, as governments, banks, and other entities prepare for a rash of compromised data and untrustworthy digital ...

Q-day refers to the day a cryptographically relevant quantum computer becomes powerful enough to break public-key encryption.

Approval of three quantum-proof algorithms caps eight-year global effort to make the Internet safe from attacks using future computers. Cybersecurity is set for a comprehensive overhaul. The US ...