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NIST selects backup algorithm for general encryption against quantum cyberattacks

A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST) The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced an algorithm that could serve as a second line of defense to ensure ...
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Meta ends Instagram DM encryption as AI age checks expand

Meta will remove end-to-end encryption from Instagram direct messages on May 8, allowing the company to access message contents, while urging users to switch to WhatsApp for encrypted chats. The ...
Gizmodo

Apple Updates iMessage With a New ‘Post-Quantum’ Encryption Protocol

Apple has rolled out an update to iMessage encryption, the likes of which includes post-quantum protections that the company calls the “most significant cryptographic security upgrade” in the ...
TechCrunch

Apple readies iMessage for when quantum computers could break encryption

Apple announced today it is upgrading iMessage’s security layer to post-quantum cryptography, starting in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4 and watchOS 10.4. The technology giant said that in the coming ...
Network World

NIST finally settles on quantum-safe crypto standards

After years of review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen three encryption algorithms as the basis for its post-quantum security strategy. After years of review, the ...

How Should We Prepare for the Looming Quantum Encryption Apocalypse?

The very prospect of the quantum apocalypse has driven various stakeholders to consider what that could be like and how to ...