Key specialists are being called upon to join a board advising the UK government in seizing the transformative potential of quantum technologies today.

SDT Inc., a leading full-stack quantum computing company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, has partnered with the Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (MIMOS) subsidiary, MIMOS Technology Solutions Sdn Bhd, to establish Malaysia’s first-ever Quantum Computing Centre.

A groundbreaking new quantum research hub that aims to develop technologies for an ultra-secure 'quantum internet' of the future is being led by Heriot-Watt University. The Integrated Quantum Networks (IQN) Hub is one of five hubs announced by the UK government as part of a £160 million investment.

Five new quantum research hubs backed by over £100 million of government funding will deliver breakthroughs in healthcare, cybersecurity and transport.

SES and SpeQtral signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop an interoperable Optical Ground Station (OGS) to establish long- distance satellite-based Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) between Asia and Europe.

Cosmian, a leader in securing cloud computing and confidential AI, confirms its technological breakthrough in proactive post-quantum security. With its Cosmian covercrypt solution, a high-performance hybrid encryption library designed to integrate seamlessly with security offerings on the market, Cosmian now assures enterprises of the inviolability of their sensitive data in the post-quantum era.

When quantum computers become widely available, the technology will enable much faster and more complex payment card industry (PCI) business processes — but it will also break many types of data encryption that the industry relies on to secure customer payments. To prevent that, the payment card industry must begin the difficult but crucial task of migrating to quantum-resilient cryptography. FS-ISAC, the member-driven, not-for-profit organization that advances cybersecurity and resilience in the global financial system, and its Post Quantum Cryptography Working Group have published a series of papers outlining the challenges and threats posed by quantum computing for the payment card industry, and frameworks for quantum-resilient transformation.

AI and quantum company Multiverse Computing and the Bundesdruckerei Gmbh, the German federal government’s technology company, are exploring the potential of quantum and quantum-inspired solutions. The two companies recently completed two research projects that combined quantum-inspired software and data security expertise to build new prototypes that generate synthetic data more accurately than classic standard algorithms for machine learning. Together they investigated use cases such as improving privacy and utility of synthetic data generations as well as detecting fraudulent transactions in blockchain networks.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the UK’s technical authority for cyber security. This year, their NCSC annual review details numerous examples of how their work has helped keep the United Kingdom safe from the complex technological threat landscape, including advanced ransomware, the looming potential of AI, and the quickening challenge of preparing for the age of quantum computing.

Arqit Quantum Inc. (“Arqit” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum safe encryption, today announced its operational and financial results for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2024.