On 4 March, a research team led by Professor Jintai Ding, Dean of the School of Mathematics and Physics at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), set a new code-breaking world record for the Lattice Shortest Vector Problem (SVP) in the International Open Darmstadt SVP Challenge. This marks a significant achievement in strengthening cybersecurity in the age… Read more »
23 – 24 September 2025, Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain ECSO CISO Meetup 2025 is the 4th edition of an exclusive event that traditionally gathers over 200 CISOs from various European countries and sectors. The main objective remains fostering collaboration among cybersecurity executives, recognising that this synergy is crucial for enhancing the cybersecurity posture of… Read more »
3 – 5 June 2025, Madrid, Spain ETSI and the Institute for Quantum Computing are thrilled to organize the 2025 edition of their joint event, the ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference. This year, the event will be hosted physically by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) on 3-5 June 2025 in Madrid (Spain). Background We increasingly rely on cyber technologies, and hence are ever… Read more »
June 05, 2025, Luxembourg This premier Luxembourg GRC Summit will serve as avital platform to advance discussions, foster innovation, and build a thriving community of GRC professionals. Situated in many ways at the heart of Europe, Luxembourg is home to a large number of key stakeholders and provides a unique place to meet experts from… Read more »
Method for Key Exchange Enables Cost-effective and Tap-proof Communication Quantum computers are a specter for future data security because they might break many of today’s encryption methods. Among other things, this will affect encrypted emails, messenger services, or online banking. Together with partners, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a method that… Read more »
At the INCYBER FORUM EUROPE in April Heike Hagemeier (BMI, BSI) and Anita Wehmann (Dutch Ministry of the Interior), both from the European Workstream on PQC, presented the status of the PQC roadmap for the EU: “acting upon the quantum threat now!” The European Commission issued a Recommendation on Post-Quantum Cryptography on April 11, 2024… Read more »
Google Cloud and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in February 2025. The aim is to support the development and provision of secure and sovereign cloud solutions for federal, state and local authorities. A particular focus of the agreement is on ensuring data sovereignty. The solutions developed are… Read more »
August 25 – 28, 2025, Aalborg, Denmark The International PQC Summer School at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, August 25-29 2025 explores emerging trends and challenges in post-quantum cryptography, a critical field as quantum computing advances. With PQC algorithms now being integrated into networked systems, new challenges must be addressed. This event will be held at Aalborg University, Copenhagen,… Read more »
Activities which organisations must carry out to migrate safely to post-quantum cryptography in the coming years. Executive summary The national migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), mitigating the threat from future quantum computers, is a mass technology change that will take a number of years. The NCSC recognises the need both to offer guidance on some… Read more »
The CDU/CSU, SPD and the green party have agreed on a financial package that loosens the debt brake. This includes the budget for IT security: it is no longer to be counted towards the debt brake if expenditure exceeds 1% of gross domestic product in future. The same regulation applies to expenditure for the German… Read more »