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Jan- 2025 -30 JanuaryQuantum Security & PQC
South Korea Selects Four Domestic PQC Algorithms, Running a Parallel Track to NIST
South Korea has selected four domestic PQC algorithms through its KpqC competition, none of which are NIST standards. The choice to run a parallel standardization process alongside NIST adoption raises interoperability questions that multinationals cannot ignore.
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23 JanuaryQuantum Security & PQC
The EU’s Cyber Resilience Act Doesn’t Say “Post-Quantum” but Its Crypto-Agility Requirement Will Shape PQC Migration
The EU Cyber Resilience Act doesn't mention "post-quantum" by name. But its requirement that products support cryptographic updates throughout their lifecycle effectively mandates the architectural capability that PQC migration depends on: crypto-agility.
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19 JanuaryPolicy & Sovereignty
Executive Order 14144: Biden’s Big Swing at Cybersecurity Modernization
On January 16 2025 President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14144, “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The 17‑page directive is the administration’s most comprehensive cyber policy since EO 14028 in 2021 and, for the first time, embeds post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) migration deadlines directly in federal law. At its core the order: Puts PQC on a clock. CISA must publish, within 180 days, a list…
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12 JanuaryQuantum Security & PQC
Bank of Israel Tells Banks: Map Your Cryptographic Exposure and Submit Quantum Preparedness Plans Within a Year
The Bank of Israel's Banking Supervision Department has issued a directive requiring every banking corporation to map its cryptographic exposure, assess quantum risks, and submit a formal preparedness plan within one year. Among the earliest binding financial-sector directives globally.
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9 JanuaryPolicy & Sovereignty
NIST Releases NIST SP 800-227 IPD
NIST has just released the initial public draft of CSWP 48, part of its Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography project: "Mappings of Migration to PQC Project Capabilities to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and to Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations."
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7 JanuaryResearch
First Successful Factorization of RSA-2048 by Quantum Computer? Not Even Close!
Chinese researchers published “A First Successful Factorization of RSA-2048 Integer by D-Wave Quantum Computer.” To get straight to the point - the title is misleading. The authors did NOT factor a general RSA-2048 key (as used in real cryptography); instead, they factored a specially structured 2048-bit semiprime chosen to be extremely easy.
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Dec- 2024 -29 DecemberQuantum Security & PQC
NSA Updates CNSA 2.0 Guidance After NIST Finalizes Post-Quantum Standards
The updated FAQ locks in ML-KEM-1024 and ML-DSA-87 as the only approved public-key algorithms, excludes SLH-DSA entirely, and lays out enforcement timelines that start biting in 2025.
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Nov- 2024 -14 NovemberQuantum Security & PQC
NIST IR 8547: A Roadmap for Transitioning to Post‑Quantum Cryptography
In November 2024, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released NIST Internal Report 8547 (Initial Public Draft), titled “Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards.” This document serves as a strategic roadmap for phasing out today’s quantum-vulnerable cryptography (like RSA and ECC) and migrating to post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) standards. The draft lays out timelines, new standards, and guidance to…
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6 NovemberIndustry
Banque de France & MAS Complete Landmark Post-Quantum Email Security Experiment
The Banque de France (BDF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully completed a groundbreaking cross-border experiment in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), carried out between Paris and Singapore using ordinary internet infrastructure. This joint trial marks an important milestone in fortifying digital communications against future quantum-enabled cyber threats. By demonstrating quantum-resistant encryption and digital signatures on real-world email systems,…
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Oct- 2024 -28 OctoberPolicy & Sovereignty
CISA’s Post-Quantum OT Guidance: Key Takeaways and Next Steps for CISOs
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a landmark report titled ”Post-Quantum Considerations for Operational Technology.” This publication marks the first dedicated federal guidance on how quantum computing threats specifically impact industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) environments. The report comes with a clear warning: OT systems could lag behind IT in achieving quantum-resistant security,…
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Sep- 2024 -29 SeptemberPolicy & Sovereignty
G7 Cyber Experts Warn Financial Sector: Prepare Now for Quantum Computing’s Opportunities and Threats
A recent statement by the G7 Cyber Expert Group (CEG) - an advisory panel to G7 finance ministries and central banks - sounds a dual alarm and call to action on quantum computing. In a memo released in late September, the group highlights quantum computing as both a revolutionary opportunity and a looming cyber risk for the financial system. The…
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Aug- 2024 -17 AugustQuantum Security & PQC
CISA Unveils Plan to Automate Post-Quantum Crypto Inventory
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a “Strategy for Migrating to Automated Post-Quantum Cryptography Discovery and Inventory Tools” on August 15, 2024. In essence, this strategy is a roadmap for federal civilian agencies to identify where they are using cryptography that will be vulnerable to quantum attacks, using automated tools to create an inventory of those…
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13 AugustPolicy & Sovereignty
NIST Unveils Post‑Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Standards
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has officially announced the release of its first set of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, naming four quantum-resistant algorithms selected to protect data against future quantum-computer attacks. These four algorithms – CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FALCON, and SPHINCS+ – emerged as the winners of NIST’s multi-year global competition to develop encryption and digital signature…
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Jul- 2024 -31 JulyQuantum Security & PQC
White House PQC Cost Estimate: $7.1B to Migrate Federal Civilian System
A new July 2024 report to Congress from the Office of Management and Budget - prepared with the Office of the National Cyber Director and in collaboration with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and National Institute of Standards and Technology - puts a rough, government-wide price tag of ~$7.1B (2024 dollars) on migrating prioritized federal civilian information systems to post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) over 2025–2035. The number matters less as a “precise budget” than…
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Jun- 2024 -26 JuneResearch
RSA-2048 Within Reach of 1730 Qubits. Or is it?
The paper’s main claim is striking: by using approximate residue arithmetic and other optimizations, one can factor an RSA-2048 number with around 1730 logical qubits – dramatically down from the ~4000–6000 logical qubits required by earlier methods. (See one of my recent posts "4,099 Qubits: The Myth and Reality of Breaking RSA-2048 with Quantum Computers" for more info on how…
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