EuroHPC JU has signed agreements with LuxProvide (Luxembourg) & SURF (Netherlands) to host & operate two new quantum computers. The procurement of these systems will start early next year driving Europe's leadership in quantum computing technologies.

Today, at the EuroHPC User Day 2024 in Amsterdam, the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking announced the selection of SURF to host and operate a new European quantum computer, in coordination with QuantumDelta NL. The system will be located at the Amsterdam Science Park and integrated into the Dutch national supercomputer, Snellius.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer.

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation (Toshiba Digital Solutions), the Toshiba Group company driving forward industry-leading solutions in digital and quantum technology, in partnership with KT Corporation (KT), a leading telecommunications service provider and its collaborator in quantum secure communication in South Korea, has demonstrated how banks and financial networks can be protected from cyberattacks by quantum computers by bringing hybrid quantum secure communications, comprising quantum key distribution (QKD) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC), to secure communications at Shinhan Bank, one of South Korea’s leading banks.

Cryptsoft's KMIP and PKCS#11 SDKs now include support for interoperable post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms. Cryptsoft's new PQC-enabled SDKs are an enhancement to its existing market-leading SDKs and include verified and interoperable support for NIST's (National Institute of Standards and Technology) standardized post-quantum cryptographic algorithms: ML-KEM (FIPS 203), ML-DSA (FIPS 204), and SLH-DSA (FIPS 205).

Unisys has launched the first of several new Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) capabilities and services under its cybersecurity portfolio. The cryptographic posture assessment is part of a steady rollout of comprehensive offerings designed to help organizations prepare for and defend against future quantum threats. With this service, Unisys provides clients with a complete inventory and analysis of the organizations’ cryptographic environment, including identifying potential vulnerabilities and actionable steps to strengthen defenses.

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced that it has finalized testing and started the certification process of its QS7001 Post-Quantum Secure Chip (“QS7001 Chip”), a breakthrough security solution designed to protect blockchain infrastructures and cryptocurrency wallets from the rapidly emerging threats posed by quantum computing. The release of QS7001 Chip is scheduled to be released before 2025 year-end.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected Florida Atlantic University’s Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) for standardization in its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) project. After a thorough evaluation process, NIST selected HQC to be part of the new generation of encryption standards, for its ability to meet its criteria for security, efficiency and practical implementation.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected AROBS Polska for the Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Satellite Telecommunication Applications (PQC ASTrAL) project. AROBS Polska will develop and implement, under ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Space Systems for Safety & Security programme, an innovative cryptographic system for satellite communications.