Algorithms for encrypting computer data come in two main varieties: symmetric and asymmetric. Each encryption type has inherent strengths and weaknesses. Symmetric algorithms convert plain-text ...

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When this era of quantum computing arrives, we will reach the point where post-quantum cryptography (PCQ) becomes essential.

The new NIST encryption standards should survive future quantum computing decryption attacks - here's what you need to know.

The National Institute for Standards and Technology has removed a controversial encryption algorithm from a key security document after years of reports that it contained a backdoor for the National ...

The four algorithms announced today signal the beginning of the final phase of NIST’s research, which hones in on developing new public-key cryptography standards.

It's 2008, and companies perhaps rich on VC money to waste in a guerilla marketing tactic for generating viral buzz, still talk and act as the utopian "unbreakable encryption" algorithm is the ...

SIKE was a contender for post-quantum-computing encryption. It took researchers an hour and a single PC to break it.