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Quantum computing poses a great opportunity but also a great threat to internet security; certain mathematical problems that form the basis of today’s most popular cryptographic algorithms will be much easier to solve with quantum than with “classical” computers. Recently, Chinese researchers have ...
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Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the executive editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, among other publications. He lives in...
The RSA algorithm is one of the most widely used encryption tools in use today. If you've used computers made by Samsung, Toshiba, and LG, you've probably used a device with an embeddedRSA-enabled chip. Some people use RSA explicitly, and they dig deep into the math before they send ...
Encryption algorithms can be intimidating to approach, what’s with all the math involved. However, once you start digging into them, you can break the math apart into smaller steps, and get a feel of what goes into encryption being the modern-day magic we take for granted. Today, [Henry...
Tom:Yeah, Patrick’s really good. He’s always breaking news. I mean, he’s always got something up his sleeve in terms of news and his research. He’s a pretty sharp cookie. Lindsey:Yeah, definitely. Well, for all our listeners, be sure to continue to come on to Threatpost and ...
The facts are that lots of users all round the world got infected and we cannot help them. If that was a virus that totally destroyed user’s data we could answer: “we are sorry but nothing can be done”. Today users see their files in the folders and they have a chance to get ...
That falls below the widely-held minimum of 128bit used today. RSA 3072bit is only 128bit equivalent, so sufficient for right now (and the bare minimum recommended by the NSA as of January, 2016). Note that all previous estimates of longevity for key sizes should be taken with healthy ...
Nevertheless, we want to ensure that the actions being taken in Ireland and across the group are correct and that all lessons are learnt."BSKYB shares today crashed 10%, wiping [pounds sterling]1.5 billion off its value, as the City reacted in shock to news that archrival BT had snapped ...