3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (520+ words) OpenAI is funding a new fellowship, supporting independent research into AI safety and alignment through February 2027. The program prioritizes empirically grounded work in areas like robustness and misuse. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/openai-funds-ai-safety-program-talent.jpg OpenAI is launching a program to support independent research into the…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago  (842+ words) Citi Research, in Episode 71 of its podcast series, details how quantum sensing is already improving navigation and security, while quantum computing nears commercial utility for complex problems. Infleqtion CEO Matthew Kinsella discusses timelines for viable applications. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/citi-research-quantum-innovation-national-security.jpg Citi Research is…...

3+ day, 57+ min ago  (904+ words) At the RSA cybersecurity conference, agentic AI security was a dominant topic, with numerous vendors showcasing related technologies. However, comprehensive, end-to-end security solutions for these dynamic AI systems were notably absent from discussions, despite the increased vulnerabilities inherent in their…...

3+ day, 57+ min ago  (961+ words) At the RSA Conference, agentic AI security was a dominant topic among vendors, despite a lack of comprehensive, end-to-end solutions being presented. The dynamic nature of AI agents introduces new vulnerabilities and challenges for traditional identity and access management frameworks....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1319+ words) A search space for the reconciled key, once 2n possibilities, can now be reduced to a single candidate using a newly demonstrated attack. This "Manipulate-and-Observe" method exploits parity leakage during quantum key distribution"s classical post-processing, potentially compromising the security of…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1416+ words) Can existing software effortlessly identify and rank cryptographic weaknesses poised to be exploited by future quantum computers? Quantum-Safe Code Auditor now delivers a functional framework achieving 83. 71% F1 score in identifying vulnerable code across five open-source libraries. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/framework-detects-quantum-risks-in-codebases-with-15-primitive-classes.jpg Animesh Shaw have created…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (937+ words) Integrating post-quantum cryptography into 5G networks adds a deterministic 48-49ms overhead to standard signalling latency, increasing end-to-end communication to approximately 54ms. This measured performance demonstrates a practical pathway to securing mobile infrastructure against future quantum computing threats. Deploying this technology via a sidecar…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (910+ words) RTX's BBN Technologies released Maude-HCS, an open-source toolkit funded by DARPA's PWND2 program, to help teams model and validate hidden communication networks. The tool enables faster testing of covert channels critical for security and internet freedom. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/rtxs-bbn-technologies-open-source-toolkit.jpg RTX's BBN Technologies has…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1066+ words) QuSecure collaborates with NCCoE on a project easing migration to quantum-resilient algorithms, addressing threats to systems using current public-key cryptography. The effort supports adoption of NIST's standardized algorithms. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/qusecure-collaborates-nccoe-post-quantum-cryptography.webp QuSecure is collaborating with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1563+ words) SEALSQ and Kaynes Semicon have inaugurated India's first Post-Quantum Cryptography Personalization Center, located within Kaynes Semicon's new Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test facility in Gujarat. The Center will focus on the large-scale personalization of quantum-safe semiconductor devices, aiming to establish…...