Quantum computing’s threat to encryption is - conceptually at least – very simple. One day, perhaps quite soon, a quantum computer may be able to ...

As the joke goes, CRQC has been 10 to 20 years away for the past three decades. While the recent research suggests that ...

Traditional encryption methods have long been vulnerable to quantum computers, but two new analyses suggest a capable enough machine may be built much sooner than previously thought ...

Last summer saw security giant Palo Alto Networks update its firewall operating system with quantum-optimized hardware to ...

Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

Every encrypted connection you make online relies on a centuries-old mystery about prime numbers. This is the elegant ...

New research suggests that a quantum computer could crack a crucial cryptography method with just 10,000 qubits.

Plus: Sam Altman's home has been attacked twice in two days. This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter ...

Every time you send an email, shop online, or log in to your account, your information is vulnerable to being intercepted.

If you want to turn on or off File validation in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, here is how you can do that. It is possible to enable or disable file validation in those Office apps with the help of the ...

Unsure who's accessing your home Wi-Fi aside from you? It's time to find out and lock it down. Securing your connection is ...

Learn how to build a comprehensive cryptographic inventory and strengthen quantum‑safe readiness using Microsoft Security ...