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ntern Marc Sibaja looks at the IBM Quantum System Two at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center on June 6, 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York. Technology veteran IBM on June 10 laid out a plan to have a “practical” quantum computer tackling big problems before the end of this decade. Current quantum computers are still experimental and face significant challenges, including high error rates. Companies like IBM, Google, and others are working to build more stable and scalable quantum systems. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Why federal IT leaders must act now to deliver NIST’s post-quantum cryptography transition

The NIST standards show that with one year of progress behind us, there are five years of opportunity ahead.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 15: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson testifies before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments

Chair Ferguson cited the E.U.’s Digital Service Act and the U.K.’s Online Safety Act as statutes that incentivize U.S. tech companies “to censor speech, including speech outside…
An Apple logo is reflected on glass at the Apple Store at Orchard Road on September 24, 2021 in Singapore. (Photo by Feline Lim/Getty Images)

UK abandons Apple backdoor demand after US diplomatic pressure

The United Kingdom has withdrawn its demand that Apple create a backdoor to its encrypted cloud systems following months of diplomatic pressure from the United States, according…
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Waltz, who was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, previously served as the National Security Adviser. He resigned from that position after facing scrutiny for his involvement in creating a Signal chat that mistakenly included a journalist. This chat discussed sensitive plans for a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA 

In congressional testimony, President Trump’s former national security adviser said his use of Signal to coordinate military operations was “driven by” cybersecurity guidance from CISA.
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U.S. Representatives of the 119th Congress are sworn in during the first day of session in the House chamber in 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Meta confused over WhatsApp ban issued to House staffers

The chamber’s chief administrative officer issued a memo Monday that the messaging app is not approved for official use.
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Devices are displayed at the research lab of the Israeli firm Cellebrite’s technology on November 9, 2016 in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva. It only takes a few seconds for an employee of Cellebrite’s technology, one of the world’s leading hacking companies, to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Cellebrite to acquire mobile testing firm Corellium in $200 million deal

Both companies have faced controversy in recent years, primarily for their work in circumventing mobile device security features
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