Security Experts Welcome NIST's New Encryption Standards For Quantum Computers
TechRepublic, Friday, August 16th, 2024
Although quantum computing is not yet widespread, current encryption methods pose a significant risk of cyberattacks, the agency said.
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology this week unveiled three encryption algorithms designed to resist cyberattacks, which industry observers said are a positive step toward preventing cyberattacks that break current encryption methods.
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 203, 204, and 205 provide standards for general encryption and protecting digital signatures. They were derived from multiple submissions in NIST's post-quantum cryptography standardization project.