- The First NIST-approved PQC Algorithms Announced, CISA Poses Guiding Roadmap for PreparationIn July, NIST announced the first batch of standardized PQC algorithms which included four different algorithms. Despite commercial products will not be hearing from NIST regarding PQC standards for use until 2024, NISA and CISA both strongly recommend businesses and organizations to prepare for the future. CISA provided guidelines that include organizing and inventorying the business applications that use public key cryptography, creating a roadmap and policies for transitioning to new cryptographic standards, as well as alerting and providing applicable training to prep for the future.
- CISA’s Announcement on NIST’s New Cryptographic StandardsThe Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently made an announcement following NIST’s new post-quantum cryptographic standards. The announcement cited that NIST and CISA “strongly recommend” organizations start preparing for… Read more: CISA’s Announcement on NIST’s New Cryptographic Standards
- NIST Announces Third Round Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Results & Fourth Round CandidatesOn July 5th, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced its results for the third round of the Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standardization process. Out of the four candidate… Read more: NIST Announces Third Round Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Results & Fourth Round Candidates
- Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)’s Guide on Developments in Quantum TechnologiesThe Federal Office for Information Security, also known as BSI (Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik), is the German federal agency in charge of managing communication and computer security for… Read more: Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)’s Guide on Developments in Quantum Technologies
- NSA: President Biden Signs Memo to Combat Quantum Computing ThreatOn May 4th, 2022, The White House announced that President Joe Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) aimed at maintaining U.S. leadership in quantum information sciences and to mitigate… Read more: NSA: President Biden Signs Memo to Combat Quantum Computing Threat