Cybersecurity advisors describe quantum computing as the next frontier in threats and defenses, noting that Here is the thing: Quantum computers can run Shor’s algorithm, which makes quick work of ...

By the time Bitcoin and other networks are ready to defend themselves, it may already be too late, according to a new ...

A new report by Capgemini warns that quantum computing may break the widely used public-key cryptographic systems within the next decade — threatening everything from online banking to blockchain ...

In 1994, Peter Shor, an American mathematician working at Bell Labs, published a paper with a wonky title and earth-shaking implications. In “Polynomial-Time Algorithms for Prime Factorization and ...

Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography. The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted ...

Project 11 is looking to gauge the urgency of the quantum security risk to Bitcoin. Millions of addresses could be at risk if quantum computers are eventually able to break Bitcoin’s cryptography.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Javier Bastardo is a Venezuelan covering Bitcoin news since 2017. On February 11 the most concrete action Bitcoin developers have ...

Fortinet (FTNT) and Cloudflare (NET) could benefit from post-quantum cryptography spending as Q-Day nears; explore BTIG’s ...