Safeguarding Secrets From Quantum Spying
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released its highly anticipated standards for protecting encrypted data from future quantum technologies.
Why it matters: China and other foreign foes are likely already collecting encrypted U.S. secrets with the hopes of breaking into them once quantum computing technology catches up.
What’s happening: NIST this week formally approved three post-quantum cryptography standards, marking an important first step in protecting government and critical services from encryption-breaking quantum.
- IBM researchers developed two of the three standards in collaboration with industry and academic partners.
- The third standard was developed by a researcher who has since joined IBM.
- Apple, Meta, Google and some other companies are already implementing these standards.
What’s next: These standards will serve as a blueprint for governments and private-sector organizations around the world.