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A FIPS 140-3 compliant hybrid KEM algorithm
n addition to the sole use of Kyber KEM, a hybrid mechanism using X25519 can be devised that acts as a drop-in replacement for Kyber KEM.
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from atsec
The whole atsec team wishes our colleagues, customers, partners and suppliers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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PQC: Kyber and Dilithium – State of the (Draft) Standards
On August 24 2023 NIST published the first drafts of: On November 15 2023 NIST announced that the three algorithms will be available for testing at the ACVP Demo service. During the course of the development of both Kyber and Dilithium reference implementations, NIST developers reached out to…
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atsec at the PCI Community Meeting 2023
atsec participated in the PCI (Payment Card Industry) Security Standards Council 2023 Asia-Pacific Community Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 15 and 16 November and hosted a booth. atsec’s principal consultant Di Li provided a presentation on “Our ‘Key’ Experience in PIN Security / P2PE / FIPS…
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atsec at the International Common Criteria Conference 2023
As in previous years, atsec is attending the International Common Criteria Conference, this time in Washington DC from October 31st to November 2nd 2023. We invite you to come and talk to us at our booth (#10) or attend our colleagues’ contributions to the conference:
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Cybersecurity Requirements for Medical Devices
On September 26, 2023, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released their finalized Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions guidance document. This document provides general principles for device cybersecurity relevant to device manufacturers. It seeks to emphasize the importance of safeguarding medical…
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The 11th International Cryptographic Module Conference
The 11th International Cryptographic Module Conference (ICMC) started today. This year the conference is held from September 20th to 22nd 2023 at the Shaw Center in Ottawa Canada. The conference itself kicked off with Yi Mao, CEO of atsec US, giving the opening speech. It featured our latest…
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Artificial Intelligence in Evaluation, Validation, Testing and Certification
Everybody seems to jump on the AI bandwagon these days, “enhancing” their products and services with “AI.” It sounds, however, a bit like the IoT hype from the last decade when your coffee machine desperately needed Internet access. This time, though, there’s also some Armageddon undertone, claiming that…