-
Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Planning the First Year of a Quantum Readiness Program
Embarking on a quantum readiness program can be daunting, so it’s helpful to break it into phases with concrete goals. Below is a pragmatic 12-month plan (roughly divided into phases) that a CISO-led team could follow. Based on a medium-size…
Read More » -
Industry
Record-Breaking Quantum Transmission Via Micius
A team of Chinese physicists has achieved a landmark advance in quantum communication, successfully teleporting quantum states between two ground stations 1,200 kilometers apart via Micius satellite. The experiment, led by Pan Jianwei of the University of Science and Technology of…
Read More » -
Quantum Policies
National Initiatives in Quantum Technologies (as of April 2022)
As quantum technologies garner global attention, its economic and national security implications are positioning these set of technologies alongside AI and 5G as pivotal emerging technologies for the future. Governments worldwide are recognizing the strategic importance of quantum technologies, which…
Read More » -
Society 5.0
Introducing Society 5.0
Self-help authors and politicians seem to agree on at least one thing: mindset matters. The shelves of bookstores worldwide are awash with motivational books by evangelical writers hoping to convert readers to their gospel of optimism. The central thesis is…
Read More » -
Leadership
We Need to Free Organizations of Bullshit
Unfortunately, corporate mission and purpose statements are a magnet for bullshit. They invite the creation of grand, abstract declarations of celestial intent, full of generic and contextually meaningless terms like 'impact,' 'stakeholders', 'people,' 'change', and 'the future.' More often than…
Read More » -
Leadership
Neurodiversity: Talent or Token?
How window-dressing chips away at any tangible rewards companies could reap from neurodiversity efforts. Diversity has made a dent in the public consciousness. With a long-overdue shift from an ethical buzzword into a brand-defining must-have, emerging nuances to diversity have…
Read More » -
Quantum Computing
Glossary of Quantum Computing Terms
Glossary of Quantum Computing, Quantum Networks, Quantum Mechanics, and Quantum Physics Terms for Cybersecurity Professionals.
Read More » -
Post-Quantum, PQC, Quantum Security
Cryptography in a Modern 5G Call: A Step-by-Step Breakdown
Modern telecommunications networks rely on multiple layers of cryptography at every step of a call or data session. Understanding the complexity of the process and the amount of cryptography involved is critical for post-quantum migration planning - an initiative some…
Read More » -
Quantum Computing
Information-Triggered Collapse (ITC): An Information-Theoretic Approach to Wavefunction Reduction
We propose a new theoretical framework, Information-Triggered Collapse (ITC), which suggests that quantum wavefunction collapse occurs when the information content or complexity of a quantum system and its environment reaches a critical threshold. This idea is motivated by the growing…
Read More » -
Cyber-Kinetic Security
Cybersecurity and Cryptographic Innovation in Canada
Canada has long punched above its weight in advanced technologies - from pioneering work in AI to early breakthroughs in quantum computing and blockchain. This innovative spirit extends to the domains of cybersecurity and cryptography, where Canadian researchers and companies…
Read More » -
Research
Three Labs, One Week, One Threshold: Silicon Qubits Cross the Fault-Tolerance Line
26 Jan 2022 - For a decade, silicon spin qubits have been quantum computing's most tantalizing "not yet." The pitch was always compelling: qubits built from the same material that powers every smartphone and data centre on earth, manufactured using…
Read More » -
Industry
Swiss Startup Terra Quantum Lands $60 Million Funding
Zurich-based startup Terra Quantum raised a hefty $60 million in Series A financing to build out its “quantum-as-a-service” platform. Announced in January 2022, this was one of Europe’s largest quantum tech funding rounds at the time. Terra Quantum offers a hybrid quantum…
Read More » -
Crypto Security
Tracing Private Cryptocurrencies
Many believe total anonymity is possible using privacy enhanced cryptocurrencies. It might not always be the case. Are popular cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum private? Absolutely not. There are privacy enhancing tools and techniques that can be used to obscure…
Read More » -
AI Security
Explainable AI Frameworks in 2026: What Still Ships
This page recommended eight explainable AI frameworks in 2021. Only SHAP is still releasing. A census of what stopped, what replaced it, and where the interpretability effort went instead.
Read More » -
Crypto Security
The 5 Most Common Crypto Scams and How to Avoid Them
The DeFi revolution presents new risks and challenges for innovators, regulators, cybersecurity experts and early adopters of the powerful technology. These are the top 5. “Where money goes, crime is never far behind.” In our new digital world this age-old…
Read More »
