The latest application developed by nodeQ simplifies the
migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography for both SMEs and large
enterprises
YORK, England, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The advent of Quantum
Computing poses a significant threat to existing public-key
cryptosystems. A large quantum computer can break algorithms like
RSA or ECDH, which form the backbone of current internet security.
Already today, confidential data is in danger: It can be harvested
now to be decrypted later when a quantum computer can run Shor's
factorization quantum algorithm on a sufficiently large number of
qubits.
This vulnerability exposes a large number of applications to
potential security breaches, threatening our trillion-dollar
digital economy. Multiple sectors are under threat: Financial
Institutions, government entities, telecommunications companies,
cloud providers, the healthcare industry, the defense sector,
universities and research centers, and virtually any IT-based
enterprise that relies on encrypted data.
Companies must transition IT infrastructures to
quantum-resistant solutions, such as Post-Quantum Cryptography
(PQC). In the US the transition to PQC is set to start in 2024, as
a result of Biden's 2022 Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
and the end of NIST standardization.
nodeQ has developed PQtunnel™, a groundbreaking tool designed
to assist businesses - ranging from SMEs to large enterprises - in
transitioning their end-to-end (E2E) secure communication to PQC.
This innovative software application is available in two variants:
PQtunnel™ TLS and PQtunnel™ SSH, meeting diverse business
requirements.
PQtunnel™ TLS is an enterprise-oriented tunneling application
that leverages the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to
secure traffic between a client (or a proxy) and the target
application. This solution has been thoroughly tested on various
enterprise-grade applications, such as GitLab EE, demonstrating its
effectiveness and reliability.
On the other hand, PQtunnel™ SSH offers a comprehensive
Quantum-Safe SSH server, alongside a client equipped with a
user-friendly interface. This software suite is designed for secure
shell operations, ensuring the highest level of security and ease
of use.
Both PQtunnel™ variants utilize a wide range of PQC
algorithms, including the most recent ones under standardization by
NIST, and hybrid algorithms. This approach combines the stability
of current cryptographic methods with the quantum-safeness of new
cryptographic suites, offering unmatched security against emerging
cyber threats.
Developed as cloud-native applications, both variants of
PQtunnel™ are designed to facilitate easy distribution and provide
flexibility in a wide range of scenarios. Secure Post-Quantum
tunneling to your GitLab server, quantum-safe data transfer, secure
cloud IT management, and PQC benchmarking are just a few of the use
cases where PQtunnel™ can be applied, showcasing its versatility
and significance for today's cybersecurity landscape.
Ignazio Pedone, the cybersecurity
lead at nodeQ, emphasized the significance of their latest security
product, stating, "This security product represents an important
step towards a more effective and robust application of
quantum-safe cryptography for enterprises."
Various early customers have already adopted PQtunnel™ to test
their readiness to migrate to quantum-safe cryptography. PQC is
going to play an important role for telecom operators.
"At Fibraweb, PQtunnel demonstrated our readiness for
quantum-security migration," says Walid Bounassif, CEO of Fibraweb
(an Italian telco). "The software created quantum-resistant
connections between external clients and our internal servers,
showing that post-quantum encrypted communication can efficiently
be implemented for remote IT administration and secure file
transfer."
PQC is essential for medium to large enterprises, including
educational institutions like universities, where maintaining data
confidentiality at various levels is crucial. At the University of
York (UK), PQtunnel™ has been
deployed for the quantum-safe transfer of documents. This
pioneering demonstration, the first of its kind in the world within
the education sector, actively involved staff and students from the
Department of Computer Science.
"PQtunnel has effectively established high-speed,
quantum-resistant connections both within and beyond the campus
perimeter," says Prof Paul Cairns
(Head of the Computer Science Department at the University of
York, UK). "This technology has
clearly demonstrated its capacity for facilitating quantum-secure
data transfers, affirming its readiness to enhance our university's
digital infrastructure."
For additional information about PQtunnel™, nodeQ, and their
range of products, the reader can visit their website at
www.nodequantum.com.
Key Features
- Crypto-Agility: implements all NIST PQC algorithms to
counteract the quantum threat.
- Cross-Platform: available for the most adopted operating
systems and hardware architectures.
- Easy Setup: no need for long or complex installation
procedures to get started.
- On-the-Fly Benchmarking and Optimization: can benchmark and
optimize high-level security protocols against all the available
combinations of PQC algorithms for key exchange and digital
signature.
Target Customers
- Financial Institutions
- Telecommunications Companies
- Universities and Research Centers
- Cloud Providers
- Healthcare Industry
- Government Entities
- Defense Sector
- Manufacturing Companies
- SMEs handling confidential data
About nodeQ
At nodeQ, we are pioneering the future of computer networks,
leveraging our deep expertise in quantum communication, artificial
intelligence, and software-defined networking. Our primary
objective is to transition computer networks to quantum security,
placing a critical emphasis on maintaining speed, performance, and
usability at the heart of this transformation.
Contacts
Stefano Pirandola
stefano@nodequantum.com
Request a demo or a brochure at info@nodequantum.com or
visit www.nodequantum.com.
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