Quantum cryptography is more than an abstract notion; in 2004, researchers transferred 3,000 euros into a bank account by way of entangled photons, Popular Science reported.

But in practice, quantum cryptography comes with its own load of weaknesses. It was recognized in 2010, for instance, that a hacker could blind a detector with a strong pulse, rendering it unable ...

Cryptography is the art of keeping information secret and safe by transforming it into form that unintended recipients cannot understand. It makes secure data transmission over the internet possible.

As we move further into the digital age, the partnership between ML and cryptography will be crucial in protecting our data and communications. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) is one of the most powerful but least understood types of cryptography in wide use today. An increasing number of websites make extensive use of ECC to secure ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.. In our increasingly digital lives, security depends on cryptography. Send a private message or pay a bill online, and you’re ...

This is the second installment of a blog series taking you through the history of cryptography, its present, and future possibilities of unbreakable codes. Click here to read Part 1: Encryptions Past.

Quantum Cryptography. Key players Nabil Amer at IBM, Quantum key exchange through optical fiber; Richard Hughes at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Ground-to-satellite optical communications; John ...