Security Boulevard

Payouts King Takes Aim at the Ransomware Throne

IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal ...
IEEE

Designing of AES-128 Encryption Algorithm Using System Verilog VLSI

Abstract: This paper details a comprehensive study on the implementation of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) using Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) technology for the purpose of creating ...
Science Daily

A 200-year-old light trick just transformed quantum encryption

Scientists have unveiled a new approach to ultra-secure communication that could make quantum encryption simpler and more efficient than ever before. By harnessing a 19th-century optics phenomenon ...
IEEE

Extended AES with Custom Configurable Encryption

Abstract: In response to the escalating challenges of cybersecurity in today’s digital landscape, this research introduces an enhanced version of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), termed ...
Ars Technica

Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought

Google is dramatically shortening its readiness deadline for the arrival of Q Day, the point at which existing quantum computers can break public-key cryptography algorithms that secure decades’ worth ...