Indian cryptography research gears up to face the quantum challenge
2 months, 1 week ago

Indian cryptography research gears up to face the quantum challenge

The Hindu  

Fundamental research in cryptography that’s used worldwide to facilitate internet banking, e-commerce services, and secure messaging systems is now taking root in India as well. “Hence the search for harder and harder problems — for instance, even those that quantum computers may find hard to solve,” R. Ramanujam of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, said. Thus, oftentimes, people use the old and the trusted to secure their communications.” This is also why, he added, “The field of cryptography is very slow-moving.” “There is a close connection between complexity theory and cryptography, hence many work on these connections, clarifying notions and building finer techniques,” Ramanujam said. That is a huge new research problem now.” Possibility of disruption Two research areas that could disrupt current cryptographic systems with significant economic and social consequences are homomorphic encryption and quantum information technologies, per a recent paper by the Organisation of Economically Developed Countries.

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Proactive approach crucial to tap quantum computing ability: Study
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Proactive approach crucial to tap quantum computing ability: Study

Hindustan Times  

India needs to look at a multi-pronged approach to ensure national security in the quantum computing era as well as have bilateral partnerships for rapid adoption of emerging technologies, a research paper released by NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Hub said on Wednesday, recognising the threat posed by quantum computing to the existing digital systems. On national security imperatives for India, …

India to beam quantum signals into space from Ladakh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

India to beam quantum signals into space from Ladakh

India Today  

Scientists from the Raman Research Institute have identified optimal locations in India for beaming quantum signals into space, marking a significant advancement in satellite-based quantum communications. Professor Urbasi Sinha, head of the Quantum Information and Computing lab at RRI, stated, “Hanle offers all required natural settings suitable for setting up a ground station and undertaking quantum communication over long distances.” …

QNu Labs plans geographical expansion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

QNu Labs plans geographical expansion

The Hindu  

QNu Labs, a quantum-safe cybersecurity company from India, has announced geographical expansion plans to provide its quantum cryptography solutions in the U.S. and other key markets. “By the end of 2024 financial year, we aim to firmly establish QNu Inc as a leading provider of quantum cryptography solutions in the U.S.,” said Rahil Patel, chief growth officer QNu Labs over …

NHS turns to quantum computers to manage doctors’ rota
5 months ago

NHS turns to quantum computers to manage doctors’ rota

The Telegraph  

A state-of-the-art quantum computing centre opened by the Government will tackle climate change, supercharge artificial intelligence, discover new drugs – and could even help make NHS rotas. “The point about quantum computing is that it can do multiple things in parallel and is probably best when dealing with lots of different variables which change all the time,” Lord Vallance, the …

Vigyan Yuva awardee Urbasi Sinha: Quantum laws for safer communications
7 months, 1 week ago

Vigyan Yuva awardee Urbasi Sinha: Quantum laws for safer communications

Hindustan Times  

Urbasi Sinha, who heads the Quantum Information and Computing laboratory at the Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru, is the winner of this year’s Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in the Physics category. At our QuIC lab at the Raman Research Institute, we aim to counter this by using the same laws of quantum mechanics to make communications more secure. …

Quantum cryptography: Digital security will get a shot in the arm
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Quantum cryptography: Digital security will get a shot in the arm

Live Mint  

Imagine sending a secret message to someone. In 2016, it launched the world’s first quantum communication satellite, Micius, which achieved long-distance QKD by transmitting quantum keys between ground stations separated by over 1,200km. The EU is making significant strides in quantum cryptography, focusing on collaboration and integration across member states. The Quantum Flagship initiative, launched in 2018, is a €1 …

DoT invites proposals on Quantum Standardisation and Testing Labs
8 months, 3 weeks ago

DoT invites proposals on Quantum Standardisation and Testing Labs

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The department of telecom under telecom and communication ministry has invited research proposals on ‘Quantum Standardisation and Testing Labs’ from Indian academic institutions or research and development institutions. The aim of the ministry is to drive research and development in quantum technologies, ensuring the interoperability, reliability, and security of quantum communication systems, an official statement said on Sunday. …

IIT-Delhi achieves record-breaking quantum communication, advances cybersecurity
1 year, 5 months ago

IIT-Delhi achieves record-breaking quantum communication, advances cybersecurity

India Today  

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi have successfully demonstrated secure quantum communication over a distance of 380 kilometers in standard telecom fiber. The team managed to maintain an impressively low Quantum Bit Error Rate, making the quantum communication resistant to collective and individual attacks. "This QKD demonstration paves ways for more secure long-distance communication useful for strategic areas …

Post-quantum Cryptography: Securing Data in the Age of Quantum Computers
1 year, 8 months ago

Post-quantum Cryptography: Securing Data in the Age of Quantum Computers

The Hindu  

Computation pervades today’s world. This is a fast-changing field – one promising technique, supersingular isogeny Diffie-Hellman key exchange, was considered secure by many until it was utterly broken by Wouter Castryck and Thomas Decru last year. Perhaps if we built our circuits or gates using lasers, we could build new kinds of gates in addition to the basic ones – …

What will India’s new National Quantum Mission achieve?
1 year, 11 months ago

What will India’s new National Quantum Mission achieve?

The Hindu  

Sensors – systems that help detect electric and magnetic fields, rotation and acceleration, measure time, and image biological systems with increasing accuracy – are an inalienable part of essential enterprises like healthcare, security, and environmental monitoring today and practically indispensable for day-to-day life. The National Quantum Mission, launched by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India, …

India’s computing prowess is set for a quantum leap
1 year, 11 months ago

India’s computing prowess is set for a quantum leap

Live Mint  

The National Quantum Mission commits ₹6,003.65 crore over eight years to developing applications of quantum technology in computing, communications and cryptography. Four thematic hubs will be set up under NQM to research quantum computing, quantum communications, quantum sensing and metrology, and quantum materials and devices. It also looks to develop satellite-based secure communications between ground stations over 2,000 km apart, …

Quantum mission kicks off; ₹6K cr for eight years
1 year, 11 months ago

Quantum mission kicks off; ₹6K cr for eight years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Cutting-edge quantum computing research that could transform cybersecurity, drug research, space applications and finance got a big boost on Wednesday with the Union cabinet approving a ₹6,003.65 crore National Quantum Mission that will run till FY31. The mission, first conceived two years ago, will attempt to create a domestic ecosystem for quantum computing research and application development, including …

The Quantum Apocalypse is 'just YEARS away', experts say
2 years, 2 months ago

The Quantum Apocalypse is 'just YEARS away', experts say

Daily Mail  

This will lead to exposure of sensitive information such as banking details Quantum computers may become powerful enough to break all encryptions A 'Quantum Apocalypse' could tear open everything from internet banking to government secrets — and experts warn it's just years away. Tim Callan, a chief experience officer at cybersecurity company Sectigo, warned DailyMail.com that quantum computers — which …

From quantum computing to AI, why 2022 was a great year for tech
2 years, 3 months ago

From quantum computing to AI, why 2022 was a great year for tech

Live Mint  

All the numbers point to one of the worst years for the technology sector in over a decade. In July, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology finally released four algorithms, developed by external researchers, “that are designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer.” Without such safeguards, the wider community — from financial firms to internet …

Research paves way for communications that cannot be hacked, scientists say
2 years, 4 months ago

Research paves way for communications that cannot be hacked, scientists say

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With cyber-attacks and information leaks becoming more prevalent, quantum entanglement will allow future communications …

India's 'Quantum Leap' in Computing Soon, Work in Advanced Stage: PSA Sood to News18 - News18
2 years, 7 months ago

India's 'Quantum Leap' in Computing Soon, Work in Advanced Stage: PSA Sood to News18 - News18

News 18  

Two years after it was initially announced, the Centre is now gearing up to launch the long-awaited Rs 8,000 crore Quantum Mission to expand its capabilities in the fast-growing world of quantum computers, said Professor Ajay Kumar Sood, principal scientific adviser to the government. WATCH VIDEO: Watch Indian Air Force jet Su-30MKI refuel mid-air with utmost precision With a budget …

Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?
55 years, 3 months ago

Will These Algorithms Save You From Quantum Threats?

Wired  

In 1994, a Bell Labs mathematician named Peter Shor cooked up an algorithm with frightening potential. Fortunately for the thousands of email providers, websites, and other secure services using factor-based encryption methods such as RSA or elliptic curve cryptography, the computer needed to run Shor’s algorithm didn’t exist yet. Shor wrote it to run on quantum computers which, back in …

Bitcoin encryption could be broken by futuristic quantum computers, researchers predict
3 years, 2 months ago

Bitcoin encryption could be broken by futuristic quantum computers, researchers predict

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Quantum computers able to break bitcoin encryption will be “achievable” with “future advancements”, …

Quantum computers pose security threats, report says
3 years, 4 months ago

Quantum computers pose security threats, report says

The Hindu  

Quantum computers can break many of the encryption algorithms currently used to protect sensitive data, bringing along new security threats with them, according to a report by MIT Technology Review. However, transition to this new cryptography is a tricky and lengthy task, and it can be difficult for organisations to spend on an abstract future threat years before that threat …

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, QNu Labs Tie Up for Research in Quantum Computing
3 years, 10 months ago

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, QNu Labs Tie Up for Research in Quantum Computing

News 18  

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has signed a memorandum of understanding with QNu Labs for further research, education and development of quantum-based security and computing technologies. As per the official press release by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, “With quantum computing and cybersecurity opening up incredible opportunities for both research and business, this collaborative agreement will be focused on a commitment to foster awareness …

Isro makes breakthrough demonstration of free-space Quantum Key Distribution over 300 metre
4 years ago

Isro makes breakthrough demonstration of free-space Quantum Key Distribution over 300 metre

India Today  

The Indian Space Research Organisation said on Monday it has successfully demonstrated free-space Quantum Communication over a distance of 300 metres, for the first time in the country. For the first time in the country, ISRO has successfully demonstrated free-space Quantum Communication over a distance of 300 m. For details visit: https://t.co/6o5qDoAP1Q pic.twitter.com/9NdNrASQWr — ISRO March 22, 2021 "The demonstration …

IBM’s top executive says, quantum computers will never reign supreme over classical ones
4 years, 2 months ago

IBM’s top executive says, quantum computers will never reign supreme over classical ones

The Hindu  

Crunch numbers fast and at scale has been at the centre of computing technology. Dasgupta noted that quantum computers complement traditional computing machines, and said the notion that quantum computers will take over classical computers is not true. “Quantum computers are not ‘supreme’ against classical computers because of a laboratory experiment designed to essentially implement one very specific quantum sampling …

Harnessing what Einstein called spooky ‘action at a distance’
4 years, 2 months ago

Harnessing what Einstein called spooky ‘action at a distance’

The Hindu  

In last year’s budget session, the Finance Minister of the Government of India proposed that ₹8,000 crore be set aside to develop quantum science and technology. The detailed project report for a National Mission on Quantum Technology and Applications has been drawn out and finalised, and in the next couple of months, this mission might get approval. Potential applications include …

Why India is falling behind in the Y2Q race
5 years, 2 months ago

Why India is falling behind in the Y2Q race

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI :Two decades ago, the world faced its first big computing scare. “Indian government is late, but efforts have begun in the last two years," said Debajyoti Bera, a professor at Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, who researches quantum computing. “The ministry of electronics and information technology is interested in computing aspects; DRDO in encryption products and Isro …

Scientists in Scotland help develop world’s first encryption system that is ‘unbreakable’ by hackers
5 years, 3 months ago

Scientists in Scotland help develop world’s first encryption system that is ‘unbreakable’ by hackers

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But a global team, including scientists from the University of St Andrews, say they …

High-speed data encryption could be the solution to future cyber security threats
7 years, 4 months ago

High-speed data encryption could be the solution to future cyber security threats

Firstpost  

The new system is capable of creating and distributing encryption codes at megabit-per-second rates, which is five to 10 times faster than existing methods. In a bid to fight against the future cyber threats, scientists have developed a new system with high-speed encryption properties that drives quantum computers to create theoretically hack-proof forms of data encryption. The novel system is …

India is gearing up to join the quantum computing race
7 years, 6 months ago

India is gearing up to join the quantum computing race

India Today  

The Department of Science and Technology is gearing up for the next big step in computing technology. They are planning to fund a project to develop quantum computers in India. Theoretical aspects of quantum computing has been nudged in the past by the Physics departments at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad, but this will …

Quantum Computing Is Coming for Your Data
7 years, 8 months ago

Quantum Computing Is Coming for Your Data

Wired  

The news that disturbed my digital life came two years ago in a snail mail letter strewn with phrases like “malicious cyber intrusion” and “identity theft.” A relative’s company had been part of a massive hack, the note said, leaving my information exposed. It’s a long-game attack where hackers scrape encrypted data and hold it, sometimes for decades, while they …

Quantum communication devices brings 'complete privacy' dilemma to fore
7 years, 8 months ago

Quantum communication devices brings 'complete privacy' dilemma to fore

Firstpost  

Quantum communication devices being explored by Indian firm Srei Infrastructure Finance to protect information against the upcoming threat posed by development of quantum computing also present major philosophical dilemmas arising in a future scenario of complete privacy, an expert here has emphasised. So, if information becomes completely private, they would lose this control,” said Beloussov, a Russian-born Singaporean entrepreneur, who …

Quantum Cryptography Passes Another Critical Test
8 years, 2 months ago

Quantum Cryptography Passes Another Critical Test

Wired  

On a clear night last September, at a little Ontario airport, two pilots, two scientists, and an engineer took off in a small plane. “One to a hundred of them.” The point of this high-altitude game was to test a technology known as quantum cryptography. But it's hard to pull off; quantum cryptography requires precise control of individual photons over …

First working unbreakable 'short key' encryption system revealed
8 years, 6 months ago

First working unbreakable 'short key' encryption system revealed

Daily Mail  

It has been dubbed the ‘quantum enigma machine’ - and has been used for a groundbreaking new form of unbreakable encrypted messaging for the first time. This encryption method, known as quantum data locking, could one day make for super-secure systems in which it is virtually impossible for a third party to obtain and translate the message. Using a device …

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