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India's Digital Ghost Fleet: Millions of Unpatched Android Phones Are a Ticking Time Bomb for an AI-Powered Cyberattack Wave
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India's Digital Ghost Fleet: Millions of Unpatched Android Phones Are a Ticking Time Bomb for an AI-Powered Cyberattack Wave

Millions of older Android phones in India no longer receive security updates, creating a 'digital ghost fleet' that is highly vulnerable to a new wave of sophisticated, AI-driven cyberattacks targeting unpatched flaws on a massive scale.

Jun 21, 2025 min read Editor
CERT-In's High-Risk Alert: A Survival Guide for Indians Using Phones Without Security Updates
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CERT-In's High-Risk Alert: A Survival Guide for Indians Using Phones Without Security Updates

Following a high-risk alert from CERT-In about major Android flaws, this guide provides essential security steps for users of older, unsupported phones in India to defend against a rising tide of AI-powered cyber threats.

Jun 21, 2025 min read Editor
The Ticking Clock: How Quantum Computers Threaten to Shatter the World's Digital Defenses
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The Ticking Clock: How Quantum Computers Threaten to Shatter the World's Digital Defenses

A sufficiently powerful quantum computer, running Shor's algorithm, could shatter the public-key cryptography that underpins global security, leading to a 'Harvest Now, Decrypt Later' crisis where today's encrypted data is stolen for future decryption.

Jun 21, 2025 min read Editor
Building the Quantum Shield: NIST's Race to Standardize Post-Quantum Cryptography
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Building the Quantum Shield: NIST's Race to Standardize Post-Quantum Cryptography

The global race to defend against quantum hacking is being led by NIST, which has finalized a first-of-its-kind suite of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, including lattice-based algorithms like Kyber and Dilithium

Jun 21, 2025 min read Editor
The Great Migration: Why Switching to Quantum-Resistant Encryption is a Herculean Task
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The Great Migration: Why Switching to Quantum-Resistant Encryption is a Herculean Task

The transition to post-quantum cryptography is a monumental undertaking. Organizations face immense challenges in discovering all their existing encryption, the inflexibility of legacy systems, and the unique vulnerabilities of billions of IoT devices.

Jun 21, 2025 min read Editor
Fighting Fire with Fire: How Quantum Mechanics Can Secure Data, Not Just Break It
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Fighting Fire with Fire: How Quantum Mechanics Can Secure Data, Not Just Break It

Quantum mechanics isn't just a threat; it's also a powerful defense. Technologies like Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) use the laws of physics to enable the provably secure exchange of encryption keys,

Jun 21, 2025 min read Editor
The Quantum Threat: A High-Stakes Race to Defend Global Data from an Impending Code-Breaking Crisis
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The Quantum Threat: A High-Stakes Race to Defend Global Data from an Impending Code-Breaking Crisis

As quantum computers advance, they pose an imminent threat to the encryption that protects global data. A silent, urgent race is underway to develop and deploy post-quantum cryptography before 'Q-Day' arrives and renders our digital world insecure.

Jun 20, 2025 min read Editor
The Quantum Cold War: How the Race for Computational Supremacy is Reshaping Global Espionage and Defense
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The Quantum Cold War: How the Race for Computational Supremacy is Reshaping Global Espionage and Defense

The global race to build a powerful quantum computer is intensifying, creating a new 'cold war' that threatens to upend global security by rendering all current encryption obsolete and transforming military technology.

Jun 17, 2025 min read Editor