Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone

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

Building your cryptographic inventory: A customer strategy for cryptographic posture management

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

Cryptsoft demonstrates Hybrid-PQC Authentication Token use for quantum-safe systems and infrastructure

BRISBANE, Australia, Apr. 7, 2026 / PRZen / Cryptsoft has successfully demonstrated a Hybrid Post-Quantum Cryptography ...
InfoQ

Java 26 Delivers Language Innovation, Library Improvements, Performance and Security

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Dany Lepage discusses the architectural ...
IEEE

On the Security and Efficiency of Different Secure Hash Algorithms

Abstract: Cryptographic hash functions are essential for securing data integrity in systems such as digital signatures, blockchain networks, and secure communication protocols. Among the widely ...
financefeeds

Crypto Adversary Problems Explained: Birthday Attack Basics

Birthday attacks exploit the collision probability of hash functions. Collision resistance requires sufficiently large hash outputs. Modern blockchains use 256-bit hashes to mitigate collision risks.
techtimes

The Hash Rate Signal: Why Network Security Is Becoming a Macro Indicator

Bitcoin's hash rate has shifted from primarily a technical key performance metric to one that behaves much like a macro signal. That is, an indicator that gives a read on capital commitment and ...
InfoQ

Java News Roundup: Oracle Critical Patch Update, Grizzly 5, Payara Platform, GraalVM, Liberica JDK

This week's Java roundup for January 19th, 2026, features news highlighting: JEP 527, Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3, targeted for JDK 27; GlassFish Grizzly 5.0; the quarterly release of ...
CNN

The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed

The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
Ars Technica

Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash algorithm to be hacked in an attempt to nudge users who continue using the ...
TechRepublic

Microsoft Makes Teams ‘Secure by Default’ Starting January 2026

Microsoft is shifting its stance on workplace collaboration from “optional safety” to “secure by default.” Beginning Jan. 12, 2026, the tech giant will automatically flip the switch on a trio of ...
Digi Times

PQC security chips likely to adopt plug-in deployment for data protection

As cybercriminals gain access to increasingly more computing power capable of breaking existing encryption algorithms in seconds, the standard for cybersecurity has shifted. It is no longer measured ...