Apple Inc. plans to update iMessage with a new encryption component, dubbed PQ3, that can block cyberattacks launched by quantum computers. Members of the company’s cybersecurity research team ...

Apple announced today it is upgrading iMessage’s security layer to post-quantum cryptography, starting in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4 and watchOS 10.4. The technology giant said that in the coming ...

Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are ...

Quantum computers pose an outsized threat to status quo cryptographic solutions. Apple unveiled PQ3, “the most significant cryptographic security upgrade in iMessage history,” for iOS 17.4 on Feb. 21.

An iMessage upgrade with post-quantum cryptography will make Apple’s instant messaging platform ready to fend off future hackers. Today’s encryption methods likely won’t be able to stand up, which is ...

Apple has announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage called PQ3. The tech giant says it’s “the most significant cryptographic security upgrade” in the app’s history as it ...

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Quantum computing is years away, but Apple's queued up its own custom iMessage protections to safeguard against quantum break-ins. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces.

If quantum communication becomes mainstream, our entire approach to digital security could change.

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