For a layman, it may be difficult to fathom how a standards body could be playing catch-up to a threat that could be at least a decade away. But that’s the position NIST finds itself in with the risk that quantum computers pose to existing cryptographic algorithms.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) formally unveiled their guidelines for increasing the security of internet-connected devices at a conference on Tuesday, a month ahead of schedule. The guidelines come amid new concerns about the security of the many devices that connect to the internet. Read More
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a Digital Authentication Guideline draft proposing that all services abandon SMS-based two-factor authentication and use tokens and software cryptographic authenticators. Because messages can be redirected to a VoIP service and not an actual mobile number, NIST believes SMS-enabled two-factor authentication is vulnerable to attacks. A […]
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