March 4 – 5, 2026, Larnaca, Cyprus ENISA’s 4th edition of the European Cybersecurity Skills Conference, co-organised with the Cyprus Presidency of EU council:https://www.enisa.europa.eu/events/european-cybersecurity-skills-conference-2026 From the announcement:“This event, to be held in Larnaca, Cyprus, under the patronage of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, will unite the cybersecurity skills community once more…. Read more »
February 20, 2026, BVB Stadium, Dortmund EIN Quantum NRW is a broad network of universities, non-university research institutions, and companies that are actively involved in the field of quantum technologies. The competence network is supported by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia. Through close cooperation, the developing EIN Quantum NRW ecosystem pursues both scientific and… Read more »
January 19 – 21, 2026, Berlin, Germany This conference will be held in Berlin under the auspices of the Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation in January next year. From the conference pages:“Protection levels are essential for the digitalisation of industry and society – and they require well-integrated security concepts. These are presented… Read more »
… as Microsoft reports on ist Security Community Blog From the blog post:“We are excited to announce a significant leap forward in security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms are now generally available in Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 clients (24H2, 25H2) and .NET 10. This major milestone is part of Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to help organizations… Read more »
The maturity model is presented by the PKI consortium From the announcement:“As the industry moves toward a post-quantum future, terms like quantum-ready and quantum-safe are everywhere; but what do they actually mean in practice? While the Post-Quantum Cryptography Capability Matrix (PQCCM) provides a great overview of where vendors stand, it doesn’t always tell the full… Read more »
Luxembourg and Belgium pioneer Europe’s first cross-border quantum network, marking a new era in secure communication, as reported by Forbes Lu. From the article, published by Forbes Lu:“On October 17, 2024, Luxembourg and Belgium successfully exchanged encryption keys for the first time via a quantum communication network—linking a site at the University of Luxembourg in… Read more »
As reported by idw (Informationsdienst Wissenschaft). From the press release:“A €4.9 million Horizon Europe project has launched to develop quantum-resistant secure boot mechanisms for critical national infrastructure, combining novel hardware architectures with post-quantum cryptography in operational demonstrators. The FORTRESS (Post-Quantum/Traditional Hybrid Cryptographic Secure Boot) project brings together six European partners; Eurescom (coordinator), PQShield, CyberHive, Codasip,… Read more »
The Khaleej Times reports in an article “The UAE announced the approval of the National Encryption Policy and the issuance of its executive regulation, which calls on government entities to develop clear, well-defined, and officially approved transition plans from traditional encryption methods to post-quantum cryptography. The step aims to support a safer and more technologically… Read more »
Independent research setting out regulator and industry perspectives on the current plan for transition to post-quantum cryptography – from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. From the article: “[…] Government and commercial organisations worldwide are making significant investments to develop cryptographically-relevant quantum computers. Within the next decade, quantum computers could be able to break… Read more »
… is what Bas Westerbaan reports on the Cloudflare Blog. He wrote: “[…] Unfortunately, quantum computers also excel at breaking key cryptography that still is in common use today, such as RSA and elliptic curves (ECC). Thus, we are moving to post-quantum cryptography: cryptography designed to be resistant against quantum attack. We’ll discuss the exact… Read more »