WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”), a leading global cybersecurity, blockchain, and IoT company, today announces the consolidation of its advanced technologies into a unified ecosystem, aiming to enhance security, interoperability, and innovation. This initiative integrates AI, quantum-resistant cryptography, blockchain, and IoT security to ensure holistic digital trust across industries.

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.

TU Wien, the University of Innsbruck and the company qtlabs are working together on a major FFG-funded project to make quantum cryptography secure and suitable for practical use.

QuSecure, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and next-generation cryptographic agility, today announced the closing of additional funding, bringing its Series A round to $28M to advance its delivery of cutting-edge, crypto-agile, quantum-resistant cybersecurity enterprise software solutions. Two Bear Capital led the round with participation from Accenture Ventures. The investment will support product development, accelerate go-to-market initiatives, and expand QuSecure’s customer base across government, financial, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Sectigo, a global leader in digital certificates and Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), today announced the launch of Sectigo PQC Labs, a platform collaboration with Crypto4A, the industry’s first provider of quantum-safe Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). Backed by the only HSM meeting NIST’s full postquantum standards, Sectigo PQC Labs addresses today's urgent need for a quantum-safe, practical and scalable platform to test, validate and support an organization’s safe transition to quantum-resistant cryptography.

In a major stride toward fortifying cybersecurity and defense technologies across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), MP3 International Trading Agencies Sole Proprietorship LLC (a subsidiary of Grade One Group, part of the EDGE Group) has signed a landmark Sales and Distribution Agreement with Synergy Quantum, a global leader in quantum-secure technology solutions. This strategic alliance will bring military-grade quantum cybersecurity and advanced defense solutions throughout the GCC—encompassing the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman—thus strengthening protection for critical infrastructure, defense operations, and government agencies against escalating cyber and quantum threats.

Seagate, a global data storage and memory technology company, has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange as a corporate partner.

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 will host SEALSQ Quantum Day at NASDAQ on February 11, 2025, featuring a high-profile Roundtable Discussion following the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony. The event will focus on the United States' strategic need for technological independence in semiconductors, post-quantum artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity, which are critical for national security, economic growth, and technological leadership.

Unisys, a leading global technology solutions provider, has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), launching a partnership aimed at driving industry-specific applications for quantum technology, developing top-tier quantum talent, and strengthening the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana quantum ecosystem.

The formation of the universe after the Big Bang is the subject of ongoing research. A team of scientists from Jülich Supercomputing Centre at Forschungszentrum Jülich, the University of Leeds and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria has now succeeded in gaining important insights into false vacuum decay, a process related to the formation of the universe and the behaviour of particles on the smallest scales. The calculations were carried out with a quantum annealer that is connected to a classical supercomputer at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. Using a combination of calculations on the supercomputer and the quantum annealer, scientists were able to understand the phenomenon of false vacuum decay. The results have been published in the journal Nature Physics.