Quantum Randomness Now Boosts Everyday Security

Quantum Randomness Now Boosts Everyday Security

Randomness is typically seen as a problem, interfering with our ability to make sense of the world and complicating our attempts to predict the future. But that very unpredictability also makes it a crucial ingredient in the encryption that protects billions of dollars worth of private data. Random numbers are used to make cryptographic keys,…

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‘Vast majority’ of federal agencies’ information security programs are ineffective: Senate report

‘Vast majority’ of federal agencies’ information security programs are ineffective: Senate report

The “vast majority of federal agencies” have ineffective information security programs that risk the exposure of the critical government data, a Senate report published Tuesday found.  Agencies’ inspectors general assessing the federal government’s cybersecurity gave the largest agencies an overall grade of C- on an A to F scale, according …

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