Quantum compute this: Mathematicians build code to take on toughest of cyber attacks
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 18:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Mathematicians have designed an encryption code capable of fending off the phenomenal hacking power of a quantum computer. Using high-level number theory and cryptography, the researchers reworked an infamous old cipher called the knapsack code to create an online security system better prepared for future demands.