Project PiQASO reports publication of two papers by consortium member Universität der Bundeswehr München on quantum-safe communication. From the announcement:“Seamless Post-Quantum Transition: Agile and Efficient Encryption for Data-at-Rest: As quantum computing matures, its impact on traditional cryptographic protocols becomes increasingly critical, especially for data-at-rest scenarios where large data sets remain encrypted for extended periods of… Read more »

Research Ireland published the document: “Research Ireland, in the document on this call: Proposals of interest include but are not limited to research regarding secure communications in a post quantum era. This research might include:

The Government-Wide Cryptography Policy Framework published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations is designed to assist organisations in developing effective cryptography policies. This framework enables agencies to prepare for potential threats in advance and implement the necessary measures. From the webpage on the summary:“The policy framework outlines the general issues related… Read more »

The Dutch national Court of Audit has published its report on the state of the preparation of national governmental organizations for quantum technologies From the webpage on the report:“71% of central government agencies have not yet begun preparations to protect themselves against the threat posed by quantum computers. This is according to the Netherlands Court… Read more »

Algorithm Identifiers for the Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Algorithm (SLH-DSA): https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9909 From the LinkedIn post (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-lukas-gazdag-5a30b67a_after-three-years-of-work-we-were-finally-ugcPost-7419043344926023681-abfb) on the standard, by its co-author S.-L. Gazdag (genua GmbH):“After three years of work, we were finally able to publish IETF RFC standards on the use of hash-based signatures in X.509 enabling yet another step in post-quantum migration.” Further… Read more »

From the page“In the annual update to its cryptographic recommendations (TR-02102) [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-lukas-gazdag-5a30b67a_after-three-years-of-work-we-were-finally-ugcPost-7419043344926023681-abfb], the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has, for the first time, called for an end-of-life date for classical asymmetric encryption methods. According to the BSI, these methods should no longer be used on their own by the end of 2031—and by the… Read more »

A blog post by the National Cyber Security Center, Ireland (NCSC-IE) to explain the implications of developments in quantum computing and how to keep data and information secure From the page: “While you may think your encryption is future proof, advancements in quantum computing suggest what is secure today could be vulnerable tomorrow. Quantum computing… Read more »

The European Commission has proposed a new cybersecurity package to further strengthen the EU’s cybersecurity resilience and capabilities From the document:“Other targeted amendments to the NIS 2 Directive include:[…] the requirement for Member States to adopt policies for the migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) as part of their national cybersecurity strategy […] Given the continuously… Read more »

Q-PrEP’s first on-site workshop, on the 5th of February in Athens At the National Centre for Scientific Research (NCSR) “Demokritos” in Athens and under the auspices of the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCSA) Greece, our project Q-PrEP brought together more than 30 speakers & experts to present & discuss the latest state of quantum-safe communication &… Read more »