IonQ deployed what it claims to be the largest and most complex quantum key distribution (QKD) network in Europe. The initiative came out of a project with Romanian institutions, including the ...

Andrew Jenkins has worked as an information analyst for an intelligence agency in Washington, D.C., for over 14 years. He is the author of the 2022 book, The Devil Made Crypto. Follow him on LinkedIn.

While the basic form of QKD enables information to be transmitted securely, it does have some weak points. One of them is ...

A University of Ottawa team has developed a new way to protect free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) from atmospheric ...

The rise of quantum computing poses both promise and peril for modern cryptography—and blockchains lie right at the crossroads. As machines become capable of shattering our current cryptographic ...

Quantum communication could enable uncrackable transfer of information, but most approaches rely on trusted devices. Researchers have now demonstrated that a new method that does away with this ...

Even though large scale quantum computing are years away from being a practical reality, federal government experts are rightfully worried about the cryptography implications today. The threat is ...