{"id":629997,"date":"2024-08-06T16:54:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/terra-quantum-wins-us-air-force-contract-for-quantum-resistant-network-study\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:54:28","slug":"terra-quantum-wins-us-air-force-contract-for-quantum-resistant-network-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terra-quantum-wins-us-air-force-contract-for-quantum-resistant-network-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Terra Quantum wins US Air Force contract for quantum-resistant network study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e73f550f60\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e73f550f60\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terra-quantum-wins-us-air-force-contract-for-quantum-resistant-network-study\/#The_post-quantum_momentum\" >The post-quantum momentum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/terra-quantum-wins-us-air-force-contract-for-quantum-resistant-network-study\/#Global_race_to_combat_hypothetical_threat\" >Global race to combat hypothetical threat<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss startup Terra Quantum announced today it has landed a contract to embark on a study with the US Air Force for a network utilising post-quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution, and quantum random number generators.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terra Quantum is the recipient of a grant from the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) fund for technologies with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications for the defence industry. The aim of the specific project is to create a long-range, ultra-secure communication network that will be virtually unhackable even as quantum computing technologies progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> comes as the US National Institute of Standards and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a> (NIST) is getting ready to publish its much-anticipated post-quantum cryptography standards. These are intended to protect the communications of businesses and other organisations (such as the military) from malevolent wielders of future powerful quantum computers that could otherwise hack into the systems. They will also be obligatory for US federal government departments, as well as for government contractors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contract awarded by the US Air Force to Terra Quantum is another indication of how seriously the US is taking the threat from the projected encryption-breaking capabilities of quantum computers. Or, in the words of the director of research for National Security Agency (NSA), Gil Herrera, in the event of an adversary reaching quantum advantage first, the country could be \u201c<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2024\/mar\/25\/nsa-fears-quantum-surprise-if-this-black-swan-even\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really screwed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_post-quantum_momentum\"><\/span><strong>The post-quantum momentum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terra Quantum is a full-stack quantum as a service (QaaS) company based out of St Gallen, Switzerland. Founded in 2019, it offers services in quantum algorithms, computing, and security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When fully developed, quantum computers are expected to be able to break most of the cryptographic systems currently in use. Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) are proactive cryptographic algorithms and protocols designed to withstand attacks from these hypothetical machines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a form of communication that utilises quantum mechanics to allow users to share a random, secret key to pass on information. It is also impossible to \u201clisten in\u201d on the transmission without disturbing the quantum states, thus notifying the parties that someone is trying to gain access. As such, the technology is what Dutch QKD specialist Q*bird <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">describes as \u201cuntappable.\u201d<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terra Quantum currently <\/span>holds a world record for transmitting quantum keys after distributing them across a distance of over 1,707 km<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs) leverage quantum mechanics to generate random numbers. Unlike classical random number generators (RNGs), which rely on algorithms and produce pseudo-random numbers, QRNGs use the unpredictability of quantum processes to produce genuinely random numbers. Naturally, this ensures high security for cryptographic keys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world faces ever-increasing cybersecurity attacks that threaten our critical infrastructure. The provided solutions help protect sensitive data and set new industry standards for quantum-secure communication,\u201d said Markus Pflitsch, CEO of Terra Quantum. He further added that the project would also show the advantages of combining multiple technologies to build secure networks.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_race_to_combat_hypothetical_threat\"><\/span>Global race to combat hypothetical threat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not just the US rushing to get quantum-ready. European telecom providers have also begun to show an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interest in quantum-secure communications<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Rotterdam, the continent\u2019s largest port, has launched a QKD trial. And the European Commission in April this year outlined a strategic roadmap for post-quantum cryptography.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the UK, PQShield, a PQC startup based in Oxford, which consulted on all the previously mentioned NIST standards, recently <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $37mn<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> B funding. Big tech is also doing its best to stay ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. In February, Apple announced it had implemented \u201cstate-of-the-art\u201d post-quantum cryptographic protocol PQ3 for iMessage, and Meta said in May it had commenced a \u201cmulti-year\u201d effort to migrate to PQC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As always, it is difficult to say exactly what China is getting up to in the quantum realm, but it is safe to say the country\u2019s scientists are hard at work quantum-securing its digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cpost-quantum\u201d and \u201cquantum-secure\u201d labels are gathering both commercial and strategic momentum. Quantum computers might not be all that powerful yet \u2014 but we better get ready for when they will be. <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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