ISARA Insights Blog


US Government’s Deep Dive into China and Why the Quantum Threat Matters

Paul Lucier
Oct 07, 2020

China continues to make significant advances in quantum science and with quantum communication networks. Do these developments pose a threat we should be worried about? The US Congress thinks so. On…

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All Aboard the Quantum Migration Train

Scott Totzke
Jul 16, 2020

Standards bodies, government organizations, and research centers weigh in on preparing for the threat that quantum computers pose to encryption. Take action now? Don’t worry about it yet? Or, get on the…

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RAND Corporation Report: Quantum Threat

Philip Lafrance
Apr 29, 2020

This month the RAND corporation released a new report investigating the quantum threat. The authors consider three key timelines in the coming paradigm shift to quantum-safe cryptography. They investigated…

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Math Paths to Quantum-safe Security: Hash-based Cryptography

Victoria de Quehen
Feb 24, 2020

Digital signature algorithms are a critical component of public-key infrastructure, with applications ranging from code signing to establishing secure connections. However, classical digital signature…

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Microsoft’s CryptoAPI flaw/CurveBall: a teaser of the quantum threat

Mike Brown
Jan 17, 2020

The National Security Agency recently discovered a major cryptographic flaw in Microsoft’s low-level code within their operating system. This flaw, now known as CurveBall, was found within Windows CryptoAPI…

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