The race is on for a new internet
Europe is pushing to create a network infrastructure based on quantum physics.
Quantum Physics
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News tagged with cryptographic security
Cryptography without using secret keys
Most security applications, for instance, access to buildings or digital signatures, use cryptographic keys that must at all costs be kept secret. That also is the weak link: Who will guarantee that the key doesn't get stolen ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 16, 2019
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Secure computers aren't so secure
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down.
Computer Sciences
Oct 30, 2009
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A new scheme for satellite-based quantum-secure time transfer
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have recently introduced a new satellite-based quantum-secure time transfer (QSTT) protocol that could enable more secure communications between different satellites ...
PlayStation 3 hack is decryption jolt for Sony
(Phys.org)—This week brings more bad security news for Sony. The unlocking of a console, called jailbreaking, is a way that the jailbreakers get to fulfill their wishes to customize their console to run their own code and ...
NIST revises key computer security publication on random number generation
In response to public concerns about cryptographic security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has formally revised its recommended methods for generating random numbers, a crucial element in protecting ...
Engineering
Jun 26, 2015
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Blockchains in real time
Blockchains promise widescale open Internet applications that are organised decentrally, but this comes at the price of slow performance for every transaction processed by the system. Cryptography researchers working with ...
Internet
Jan 8, 2019
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Google fixes APK nightmare-waiting-to-happen, sends patch to partners
(Phys.org) —As if Android was not getting enough press about exploit opportunities, a Bluebox Security expert let the world know earlier this month that its security team discovered a Master Key vulnerability where hackers ...
Japanese researchers achieve world record cryptanalysis of next-generation cryptography
Fujitsu Laboratories, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology and Kyushu University jointly broke a world cryptography record with the successful cryptanalysis of a 278-digit (923-bit)-long pairing-based ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 18, 2012
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Bluebox Security reveals Android vulnerability in run up to Blackhat convention
(Phys.org) —Mobile security startup Bluebox Security has revealed via a post on its website a vulnerability in smartphones running the Android operating system. The vulnerability, they say could allow hackers to modify ...
