The quantum-computing revolution is upon us — a paradigm shift in computing power that harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems far too complex for today’s classical digital computers. Quantum computers apply the unique behavior of quantum physics to computing, introducing unprecedented capabilities to traditional programming methods. From transforming drug research, energy use, …
Frankfurt and Darmstadt, April 2024 A research team from the National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE led by Prof. Dr. Haya Schulmann has uncovered 18 vulnerabilities in crucial software components of Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). RPKI is an Internet standard meant to protect Internet traffic from being hijacked by hackers. By now, all …
In the year 2017, a top telecommunications firm faced a cloud computing security issue. A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket with improper settings was responsible for client’s data leakage. The firm reacted fast and restricted access, investigated, and informed affected clients right away. It collaborated with AWS, implementing stronger cyber security measures to avoid …