An artist’s impression of a future computer processor.
Quantum processors might make it difficult to keep data safe from hackersAfter five years of testing, the US standards body – the National Institute of Standards and Technology – has announced its chosen cryptographic algorithms that will keep sensitive data safe from quantum computers.We use cryptography every day, whether we know it or not.
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Looks like the new Mecca
Let’s jump to quantum speed the physics just ant right
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