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Chinese researchers break RSA encryption with a quantum computer

In a potentially alarming development for global cybersecurity, Chinese researchers have unveiled a method using D-Wave’s quantum annealing systems to crack classic encryption, potentially accelerating the timeline for when quantum computers could pose a real threat to widely used cryptographic systems. ​In a potentially alarming development for global cybersecurity, Chinese researchers have unveiled a method

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AMD boosts AI performance in new line of enterprise PC chips

AMD’s big Advancing AI event in San Francisco on Thursday underlined how quickly the microprocessor industry has pivoted to artificial intelligence (AI) as its main sales pitch.  The company offered three hardware announcements across its processor line-up, each appealing to different parts of the AI market. The first was the new Instinct MI325X AI accelerator chip, a

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A haunting Patch Tuesday for October: 117 updates (and 5 zero-day flaws)

This month’s Patch Tuesday delivers a large set of patches from Microsoft that fix 117 flaws, including five zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-43573, CVE-2024-6197, CVE-2024-20659, CVE-2024-43572 and CVE-2024-43583).  Though there are patches affecting Windows, SQL Server, Microsoft Excel and Visual Studio, only the Windows updates require a “Patch Now” schedule — and they’ll need a significant amount of testing because they cover

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