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5G Security
5G Network Slicing Technology: A Primer
Hyped as the technology that will transform the world, 5G is moving past the buzzword stage with first implementations coming to life in 2019. Nations are racing to 5G with such fervor that it now became one of the hottest…
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5G Security
5G Security & Privacy Challenges
Don’t let the “5G” in the title confuse you. This post is not only about the telcos’ core networks, but about the 5G security and privacy issues in our (very) near, and very different future that 5G will enable. In…
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Cyber-Kinetic Security
Cyber-Kinetic Security and Privacy Threats in Smart Cities
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. The UN estimates that by 2050 that proportion will be 68% – more than 6 billion people living in high-density conditions. This raises significant challenges. What is the best way…
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Society 5.0
How 5G Will Transform Economy and Society
Since the dawn of the 21st Century, the ways in which people and organizations that use the Internet experience, perceive and act in the world is radically changing. We interact with physical objects and systems well beyond our sight and…
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AI Security
AI-Exacerbated Disinformation and Cyber Threats to Democracy
Recent events have confirmed that the cyber realm can be used to disrupt democracies as surely as it can destabilize dictatorships. Weaponization of information and malicious dissemination through social media pushes citizens into polarized echo chambers and pull at the…
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Quantum Computing
Feynman and the Early Promise of Quantum Computing
In the early 1980s, the legendary physicist Richard Feynman imagined a new kind of computer - one that operates on the weird rules of quantum mechanics rather than classical physics. Frustrated by how clumsy ordinary computers were at simulating the…
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Society 5.0
Importance of Privacy for Smart Cities and IoT
From The Jetsons to Blade Runner, to Back to the Future, to A.I. to The 5th Element, popular culture has long been fascinated by what the future would look like for ordinary people. In these films and countless others, humans…
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Quantum Computing
Quantum Parallelism in Quantum Computing: Demystifying the “All-at-Once” Myth
Quantum parallelism is often described in almost mystical terms – exponential computations happening in parallel in the multiverse! – but as we’ve explored, it boils down to the concrete physics of superposition and interference. A quantum computer superposes many states…
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Crypto Security
Gleaming Wisdom from the Strange $170M BitGrail Hack
Around $170M worth of cryptocurrency was allegedly stolen from an obscure Italian crypto exchange called BitGrail in 2018; it’s still unclear exactly how or by whom. Just weeks after Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck was hacked – an event dubbed “the…
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Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Introduction to Quantum Random Number Generation (QRNG)
Cryptographic systems rely on the unpredictability and randomness of numbers to secure data. In cryptography, the strength of encryption keys depends on their unpredictability. Unpredictable and truly random numbers—those that remain secure even against extensive computational resources and are completely…
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Society 5.0
Technology Trends for 2019 – More Amazing Than Flying Cars
Technologies that could change the world have been a popular topic for the past half century. True, the predictions that everyone would drive flying cars have not materialized, but what has materialized would astound those who offered such predictions 50…
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Policy & Sovereignty
U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act
On December 21, 2018, the United States solidified its commitment to quantum technology advancement by enacting the H.R.6227 – National Quantum Initiative Act. Passed with near-unanimous support from both houses of Congress, this landmark legislation outlines a comprehensive 10-year plan…
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Quantum AI
Introducing Quantum AI (QAI)
Quantum Artificial Intelligence (QAI) represents an emerging frontier where quantum computing meets artificial intelligence. This interdisciplinary field explores how quantum algorithms can enhance, accelerate, and expand the capabilities of conventional AI systems. Quantum computing's potential to process complex datasets exponentially…
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Quantum Computing
Why Do Quantum Computers Look So Weird?
The intricate giant chandelier of copper tubes, wires, and shielding often leaves people puzzled and curious. This image of a quantum computer is quite striking and unlike any classical computer we've seen before. This unique appearance is not just for…
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Quantum Computing
Quantum Computing Use Cases
In the early 1900s, when theoretical physicist Max Planck first introduced the idea of quantized energy levels, he probably didn’t foresee his work eventually leading to machines that could solve problems faster than a caffeine-fueled mathematician on a deadline. Legend…
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