A growing share of leading quantum experts now believe cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) could arrive within the next five to 10 years, as explained by Dr. Michele Mosca and Marco Piani: From the blog post:“Using the operational definition of a CRQC as one capable ofbreaking RSA-2048 in less than 24 hours, we asked 26… Read more »
October 19 – 22, 2026, Sophia Antipolis, France From the conference’s webpage:“Join us for the 20th edition of the ETSI Security Conference, one of ETSI’s flagship events and a unique annual opportunity for the global security community to meet face to face, exchange with an experts’ audience, and explore the most relevant topics in cybersecurity… Read more »
A joint undertaking of several EU-funded PQC projects From the webpage of the new projects cluster:“The SPQR cluster was established through collaboration between the QUBIP and PQ-REACT EU projects, with the shared goal of strengthening the European Union’s preparedness for the post-quantum cryptography era. It now brings together a growing number of European projects, including… Read more »
October 27 – 29, 2026, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg From the conference page:“The it-sa platform is the HOME OF IT SECURITY: With the it-sa Expo&Congress, it-sa offers an exhibition home to everyone who is professionally dedicated to IT security. The trade fair is one of the world’s largest dialogue platforms for industry-specific IT security solutions. It… Read more »
A paper that shows how elliptic-curve-based cryptography becomes increasingly vulnerable by QCs From the paper’s abstract:“Solving the Discrete Logarithm problem on the group of points of an elliptic curve is one of the major cryptographic applications of Shor’s algorithm. However, current estimates for the number of qubits required remain relatively high, and notably, higher than… Read more »
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DFG funds new PQC project From the webpage:“Everything is up and running as usual: banking apps, Wi-Fi, charging stations for electric cars. But what would happen if a quantum computer suddenly rendered all encryption methods commonly used today ineffective? A research alliance composed of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da), Hochschule RheinMain – University of… Read more »
May 19, 2026, The Hague, The Netherlands Navigation to Q-day (workshop in Dutch only): From the webpage:“Quantum technology has major implications for the security of current cryptography. The transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) requires timely, strategic decisions, not only on a technical level, but also at the policy and implementation levels. During this afternoon session,… Read more »
June 3 – 4, 2026, Luxembourg, Kirchberg Target group: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) professionals, practionals, and decision-makers in cybersecurity: From the webpage:Key Theme: Assessing the risks and preparing for a smooth transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) Forum on:Is the PQC transition a critical step for resilience, or does it stir more concern than actual… Read more »
May 20, 2026, Tallinn, at the Estonian Academy of Sciences From the invite on the conference’s webpage:“Digital identity has established itself as a cornerstone of modern societies. We use it to move around our finances and assets, we use it to authenticate for services. Increasingly, we rely on digital signatures instead of ones given on… Read more »