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Jul 27, 2021

Cryptographic Management: How to Minimize Mayhem and Maximize Effectiveness

Cryptography is the foundation of authentication, authorization, confidentiality, data integrity, and more. It is the foundation of digital trust; it is the enabler of overall enterprise security. Any threat to cryptography is a threat to be taken seriously. In today’s increasingly connected ecosystems,…

Paul Lucier

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Jul 13, 2021

How to Manage Your Cryptographic “Garden”

For gardeners, summer is the growing season. As any gardener knows, a successful garden requires work throughout the year. In the autumn, you tidy up last year’s scraggly plants and you mulch. In the winter, you take an inventory of your seeds and maybe buy new ones. In the spring, you get everything…

Paul Lucier

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Jun 24, 2021

Industry Experts Weigh in on Crypto-Agility

Crypto-agility is a term that has come to the forefront in the last two years. Today, the industry is abuzz with talk about how crypto-agility can be used to defend against the cryptographic risks posed by quantum computing. “The idea behind crypto-agility is to adapt to an alternative cryptographic…

Alan Panezic

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Jun 07, 2021

NIST Round 3 Update

In “The Road Ahead: Post Quantum Cryptography” [1], we discussed the great progress that has been happening in the world of standardization for Post Quantum Cryptography. And on June 7, this world will reach a new milestone as NIST commences the Third PQC Standardization Conference [2].

Paul Lucier

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Feb 25, 2021

The Road Ahead: Post-Quantum Cryptography

Are we there yet? If you have traveled on a road trip with children, you probably have been asked this a hundred times. As with any road trip, you likely have done some pre-planning — a full tank of gas, some idea of where you’re going, GPS or a map, clothes packed, snacks, music. You are usually somewhat…

Philip Lafrance

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