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US Government Picks Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithms

Data Breach Today

Quantum Computers That Use Atom-Level States of Uncertainty Are a Matter of Time The National Institute of Standards and Technology today announced a first group of encryption algorithms designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer. Selection of the four algorithms comes after six years of evaluation by the U.S.

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UK Government Seeks to Dispel Encryption Concerns

Data Breach Today

Online Safety Bill Close to Passage With 'Accredited Technology' Clause Intact The U.K. government may have sidestepped a fight with American tech companies by appearing to soften a legislative mandate for chat apps to actively scan for terrorist and child sexual abuse content.

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UK Academics Join Critics of Proposal to Weaken Encryption

Data Breach Today

Proposed Online Safety Bill Is 'Doomed to Fail,' Academics Say in an Open Letter Over five dozen British academics joined a widening group of technology firms and privacy groups in criticizing a U.K. government bill aimed at protecting children from online harassments by weakening encryption.

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Cryptocurrency Startup Loses Encryption Key for Electronic Wallet

Schneier on Security

The cryptocurrency fintech startup Prime Trust lost the encryption key to its hardware wallet—and the recovery key—and therefore $38.9 I can’t understand why anyone thinks these technologies are a good idea. It is now in bankruptcy.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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Apple iOS 17.4: iMessage Gets Post-Quantum Encryption in New Update

WIRED Threat Level

But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage. Useful quantum computers aren’t a reality—yet.

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News Alert: Vaultree partners with Tableau to uniquely blend encryption, data visualization

The Last Watchdog

3, 2023 — Vaultree, a cybersecurity leader pioneering Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption (FFDUE), today announces a strategic integration with Tableau, a renowned platform for data visualization and business intelligence. San Francisco and Cork, Ireland, Aug. You can schedule a meeting to meet with our team at [link].