Possible New Result in Quantum Factorization

I'm skeptical about--and not qualified to review--this new result in factorization with a quantum computer, but if it's true it's a theoretical improvement in the speed of factoring large numbers with a quantum computer...

Cybersecurity Predictions 2026: The Hype We Can Ignore (And the Risks We Can't)

As organizations plan for 2026, cybersecurity predictions are everywhere. Yet many strategies are still shaped by headlines and speculation rather than evidence. The real challenge isn't a lack of forecasts—it's identifying which predictions reflect real, emerging risks and which can safely be...

The Cybersecurity Side of AI Crypto Bots: What Users Need to Know

Many crypto investors remain sceptical about using AI in their trading. They are aware that the technology exists,…...

Quantum Computing Skeptics

Interesting article. I am also skeptical that we are going to see useful quantum computers anytime soon. Since at least 2019, I have been saying that this is hard. And that we dont know if its "land a person on the surface of the moon" hard, or "land a person on the surface of the sun" hard. They...

HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical...

Cellebrite Can Break Signal

Cellebrite announced that it can break Signal. Note that the company has heavily edited its blog post, but the original -- with lots of technical details -- was saved by the Wayback Machine. News article. Slashdot post. The whole story is puzzling. Cellebrites details will make it easier for the...

There's No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology

Opinion: Cryptocurrencies are useless. Blockchain solutions are frequently much worse than the systems they replace. Here's why...

NOT JUST ONE! RSA adopted Two NSA Backdoored Encryption Tools

The respected encryption and network security company RSA Security now a division of EMC, whose respect was already on stack after revelation by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA created a flawed random number generation system DualECDRBG, Dual Elliptic Curve, which the...

Project Vigilant Attempts to Recruit at Def Con

A secretive volunteer group that tries to track terrorists and criminals on the Internet went to the Defcon hacker conference this past week in hopes of recruiting information security experts, but it will first have to overcome some skepticism. Read the full article. IDG News Service...