Showing posts with label RSA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RSA. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

NASA's not so keen to talk about quantum computer security

Agency quickly deflects talk of anti-hacker measures



NASA Advanced Supercomputer Facility
Researchers speak at a news conference at NASA's Advanced Supercomputer Facility in Silicon Valley on Dec. 8, 2015.
 Credit: Martyn Williams


The D-Wave 2X quantum computer at NASA’s Advanced Supercomputing facility in Silicon Valley is an impressive machine. Engineers from NASA and Google are using it to research a whole new area of computing—one that’s years from commercialization but could revolutionize the way computers solve complex problems.