Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul-Smith Goodson is an analyst covering quantum computing and AI. Last year I wrote a Forbes article that provided a deep dive ...

Containers are known to contain a range of vulnerabilities, making them a common entry point for adversaries when attempting to move laterally.

Remember Nokia? Back before smartphones, many of us carried Nokia's nearly indestructible cell phones. They no longer make phones, but don't count Nokia out. Ever since the company was founded in 1865 ...

The crypto industry's reaction was that a quantum computing threat was still distant when Google unveiled its Willow quantum chip in December 2024. Bitcoin uses SHA-256 for mining and ECDSA for ...

Breakthroughs in the quantum space are coming fast, and threats once dismissed as speculative now seem inevitable. For industries that rely on trust and long-lived devices, the transition to ...

Quantum computing has been projected to enable market-defining and life-changing capabilities since its inception more than three decades ago. From financial portfolio optimization and improved ...

Quantum encryption, born from the quantum computing revolution, heralds a new era of unprecedented security. This technological advancement not only promises impenetrable encryption but also reshapes ...

Less than a year ago, NIST released its first set of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards. The call then went out from quantum cryptography experts for federal agencies to immediately start ...

Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global security disaster? You might certainly get that impression from a lot of news coverage, the latest of which reports new estimates ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Hard problems are usually not a welcome sight. But cryptographers love them. That’s because certain hard math problems underpin the ...

Bitcoin has been the king of cryptocurrencies since its inception. And despite its high volatility, the token generally benefits from faith among investors that its underlying encryption is ...