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From scytale to cyber: cryptography’s epic journey

From ancient Egyptian tomb inscriptions to today’s quantum encryption, cryptography has been humanity’s shield for secrets. Across wars, political intrigue, and love letters, it has evolved from ...
Hackaday

Quantum Computers Are Not A Threat To 128-bit Symmetric Keys

A lot has been made about a post-quantum computer future in which traditional encryption methods have suddenly been rendered ...

Ransomware groups are using "post-quantum" hype to intimidate victims

Kyber, first observed in circulation as early as September, takes its name from the alternate designation of ML-KEM ...

In a first, a ransomware family is confirmed to be quantum-safe

A relatively new ransomware family is using a novel approach to hype the strength of the encryption used to scramble ...

Kyber ransomware gang toys with post-quantum encryption on Windows

A new Kyber ransomware operation is targeting Windows systems and VMware ESXi endpoints in recent attacks, with one variant ...
IEEE

An Encryption Algorithm for Palm Vein Images Based on Multiple Chaotic Systems and DNA Encoding

Abstract: In response to security issues associated with palm vein images during the recognition process, as well as the small key space and security concerns of chaotic systems, this paper proposes ...

Contrary to popular superstition, AES 128 is just fine in a post-quantum world

With growing focus on the existential threat quantum computing poses to some of the most crucial and widely used forms of ...
IEEE

Discrete Starfish Optimization Algorithm for Symmetric Travelling Salesman Problem

Abstract: This paper introduces a new discrete StarFish Optimization Algorithm (D-SFOA) to solve a complex discrete Symmetric Travelling Salesman Problem (STSP). The discrete SFOA algorithm is ...