Quantum-Safe Security

• CSA announcements 
  • Upcoming events: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/events
  • Recent documents and report releases: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/artifacts/ 
  • Open peer reviews:  https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/#_initiative
• Update on Activities
  • Short papers
    • AI/Quantum
      • Outline developed 
      • Add item to point out common misconception about QSS and AI are in competition
    • New position paper from 4 agencies  on QKD
      • Provide commentary on how QKD and PQC can work together
  • Crypto News newsletter - ongoing
  • Papers
    • Quantum Security Controls - paper
      • Changed to weekly Friday meetings
      • Share outline or brief update on the current work for next call
    • Blockchain and Quantum v2 - paper
      • Have updates by next call, author out sick currently
    • New ideas?
  • Other
    •  standardize intro to quantum for so they're consistent across papers
• Discussion
  • Assessing the Benefits and Risks of Quantum Computers
    • Asserts that they will  be beneficial (e.g., positive economical impact) before there will be relevance with cryptographic applications
  • 4 EU agencies paper on QKD
    • Negative commentary on QKD but no negative comments about PQC rather than focusing on how these can work together
    • Seems to be a pattern - yearly provide some sort of comment that favors this argument
    • writing short response article

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Hillary Baron
Sr Technical Director
CSA
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