Category: quantum cryptography

  • France to Stop Certifying Non-Quantum-Safe Encryption

    France to Stop Certifying Non-Quantum-Safe Encryption France is accelerating its transition to post-quantum encryption: France’s cybersecurity agency ANSSI said on Tuesday it would stop certifying security products that lack quantum-resistant encryption, a move that will force government bodies and critical operators to shift away from older systems. Samih Souissi, ANSSI’s chief of staff, said at…

  • Inventors of Quantum Cryptography Win Turing Award

    Inventors of Quantum Cryptography Win Turing Award Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard have won the 2026 Turing Award for inventing quantum cryptography. I am incredibly pleased to see them get this recognition. I have always thought the technology to be fantastic, even though I think it’s largely unnecessary. I wrote up my thoughts back in…

  • NCSC Releases Post-Quantum Cryptography Timeline

    NCSC Releases Post-Quantum Cryptography Timeline The UK’s National Computer Security Center (part of GCHQ) released a timeline—also see their blog post—for migration to quantum-computer-resistant cryptography. It even made The Guardian. Bruce Schneier Go to bruce schneier