Cryptsoft demonstrates Hybrid-PQC Authentication Token use for quantum-safe systems and infrastructure

BRISBANE, Australia, Apr. 7, 2026 / PRZen / Cryptsoft has successfully demonstrated a Hybrid Post-Quantum Cryptography ...
Ars Technica

Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought

Google is dramatically shortening its readiness deadline for the arrival of Q Day, the point at which existing quantum computers can break public-key cryptography algorithms that secure decades’ worth ...
IEEE

On the Security and Efficiency of Different Secure Hash Algorithms

Abstract: Cryptographic hash functions are essential for securing data integrity in systems such as digital signatures, blockchain networks, and secure communication protocols. Among the widely ...
financefeeds

Crypto Adversary Problems Explained: Birthday Attack Basics

Birthday attacks exploit the collision probability of hash functions. Collision resistance requires sufficiently large hash outputs. Modern blockchains use 256-bit hashes to mitigate collision risks.
techtimes

The Hash Rate Signal: Why Network Security Is Becoming a Macro Indicator

Bitcoin's hash rate has shifted from primarily a technical key performance metric to one that behaves much like a macro signal. That is, an indicator that gives a read on capital commitment and ...
InfoQ

Java News Roundup: Oracle Critical Patch Update, Grizzly 5, Payara Platform, GraalVM, Liberica JDK

This week's Java roundup for January 19th, 2026, features news highlighting: JEP 527, Post-Quantum Hybrid Key Exchange for TLS 1.3, targeted for JDK 27; GlassFish Grizzly 5.0; the quarterly release of ...
CNN

The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed

The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
Ars Technica

Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash algorithm to be hacked in an attempt to nudge users who continue using the ...
financefeeds

Good and Bad Crypto Algorithms Explained Simply

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...
The White House

SAVING TIKTOK WHILE PROTECTING NATIONAL SECURITY

Section 1. Background. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”) (Public Law 118-50, Div. H) regulates “foreign adversary controlled applications,” ...
TwinCities.com

TikTok’s algorithm to be licensed to US joint venture led by Oracle and Silver Lake

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s video popular platform under the terms of a deal laid out Monday by President Donald ...