February 27, 2024 at 09:45AM SecurityWeek’s Cyber Insights 2024 covers cybersecurity pain points for CISOs, notably the impact of quantum computing on encryption. While PQC offers a temporary solution, its own vulnerabilities warrant caution. The text emphasizes the need for crypto agility and proactive measures, urging organizations to address these challenges promptly. The meeting notes … Read more
February 23, 2024 at 02:25PM Apple is enhancing iMessage with the quantum-computing resistant PQ3 protocol, providing Level 3 security with post-quantum cryptography. The revamped protocol, integrating post-quantum and classical algorithms, ensures resilience against key compromise and incorporates Kyber for key generation. The update, due in March, aims to address potential quantum computing threats. Signal disputes … Read more
February 22, 2024 at 11:51AM Apple announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol, PQ3, to be integrated into iMessage for enhanced security against future quantum computer threats. Described as groundbreaking and having the strongest security properties, PQ3 combines Kyber and ECC to achieve Level 3 security. The support for PQ3 is expected to roll out with … Read more
February 21, 2024 at 09:45AM Apple introduced PQ3, a post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage. This protocol aims to provide enhanced protection against future quantum computing attacks through end-to-end encryption and advanced key establishment. PQ3 will be integrated into upcoming Apple OS releases and is designed to combat potential “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” threats. From the … Read more
December 6, 2023 at 11:41AM At Black Hat Europe 2023, a team from Microsoft, GitHub, and Banco Santander unveiled open source tools to detect weak cryptography, urging updates for quantum computing security. Their study found widespread use of outdated algorithms like RSA and SHA-1 in open source projects. The tools enable developers to assess and … Read more
November 4, 2023 at 12:30PM SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity roundup highlights several significant developments. Stanford University suffered a ransomware attack, resulting in 430 GB of data being stolen. The MOVEit hack compromised around 632,000 email addresses from the US Justice and Defense Departments. The Henry Schein cyberattack was claimed by the BlackCat ransomware group. A link … Read more