Computing

NIST advances new wave of quantum-safe signature algorithms

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has identified nine candidate post-quantum cryptography (PQC) ...
Homeland Security Today

NIST Advances Nine Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Third Review

After 18 months of evaluation, NIST has selected nine candidates for the third round of the Additional Digital Signatures for ...
FedScoop

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 ...
Security

How will NIST’s new algorithm standards affect organizations moving forward?

The first round of PQC candidate algorithms that were announced by NIST on August 24 of last year. It included one general-purpose encryption algorithm (ML-KEM) and two digital signature algorithms ...
Dark Reading

Inside NIST's 4 Crypto Algorithms for a Post-Quantum World

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected four candidates to form the basis of future data-protection technologies to resist attack by quantum computers, the US science agency ...
Security

NIST formalizes IBM-developed algorithms in the first published post-quantum cryptography standards

Two IBM-developed algorithms have been officially formalized within the world's first three post-quantum cryptography standards, which were published today by the U.S. Department of Commerce's ...
CSOonline

NIST names new post-quantum cryptography standards

The path to a secure future in a world with quantum computers just became a bit clearer. This week, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the algorithms that were ...
AFCEA

NIST Unveils Final Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized the first three post-quantum encryption standards to protect against potential quantum computer cyber attacks. These standards, ...
American Banker

NIST urges immediate adoption of new, post-quantum encryption standard

On Tuesday, the U.S. finalized standards for post-quantum encryption — a move intended to ensure companies, citizens and government agencies can all stay ahead of the potential of quantum computers ...
Nextgov

NIST releases draft standards for 3 post-quantum encryption algorithms

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is taking another large step in its ongoing mission to steer organizations toward post-quantum cyber readiness, announcing the beginning of agency ...
TechRepublic

NIST selects four encryption algorithms to thwart future quantum computer attacks

The announcement follows a six-year effort to devise and then vet encryption methods to significantly increase the security of digital information, the agency said. The Department of Commerce’s ...