Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business

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[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

Recent reports, including this from MIT Technology Review, suggest classical AI can beat quantum computing at modelling physics and chemistry in the shorter term. How true is this? Seeking expert commentary for @Enter_Quantum

#journorequest

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[BlackRoomSec @blackroomsec]

Please share this far and wide. As far and wide as you can. NIST Password Guidelines for 2024 are in the process of being updated.

This is a HUGE pet-peeve of mine (when vendors in particular are still operating like its 2017 and keep changing passwords every 60 days, STOP DOING THIS, it's outdated and has been shown to put you MORE at risk than less -- NIST explains why it does in this document, meticulously outlining user behavior**) so I'm sharing this in the hopes all of you will pass it along to your bosses.

The Special Publication series governing passwords is SP 800-63 "Digital Identity Guidelines".

The 2024 version is 800-63-4.

Here: https://t.co/oX8YEJHxXg

The companion docs are also on that link. They are 800-63A, 800-63B and 800-63C. These are different documents for different scenarios in play at your org.

The previous update was in2020.

The changes in the 2020 version from the 2017 version were numerous but one of them was that the password verification method should NO LONGER require passwords be changed at specific intervals (i.e. every 60 days) but in the following circumstances instead:

1. After a breach/compromise
2. User request

2024 repeats this and adds a bunch more guidlines but here is a screenshot of page 13 of the new 800-63-4 (note the # 4 after it) which outlines how your systems should now and moving forward, be handling passwords.

This goes for Active Directory, too. All your systems which have passwords should align with these guidelines provided there isn't another standard or framework you must adhere to which overrules this.

Most frameworks, however, have moved away from arbitrary password resets and complexity rules.

**We cybersec researchers and hackers use wordlists from breaches in a variety of different ways. Hackers use them in tooling to crack passwords whereas researchers use breach dumps to see the kinds of passwords users are creating and the psychology behind them.

Using complexity rules gets you the user psychology of:

Password1
Password2
and so on

Use phrasing instead and allow for spaces, which is important. Humans type phrases with spaces. They also mention phish-resistant methods and most vendors are on-board with MS going to be turning off all Legacy Auth next month, across all free accounts and tenancies.

I'm so excited for the new changes!

Ok I'm off my soapbox.

Share the love! Thank you!

[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

Industry event organisers, I beg you, make the location of your event really obvious on the front page of the site and in any email invite. I shouldn't have to dig to find out if it's feasible, let alone desirable, to attend.

[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

I'm writing an article about Grok generating controversial, largely uncensored images, including some that break copyright laws, for @Business_AI. What went wrong and what will happen next? Get in touch if you can help!
#journorequest

[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

After months of anticipation, NIST is rumoured to be likely to publish its post-quantum algorithms this week. Seeking short industry comments (paragraph or two) about what it will mean for industry when this happens for an article for @Enter_Quantum
#journorequest

[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

Great insight from @singular_value. I predict in a few years we won't be talking about quantum computing separately from AI, it will be one of the essential engines that powers it, like GPUs.

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Together, quantum computing and AI represent the next frontier in technological advancement, offering unprecedented opportunities and challenges, says Pranav Gokhale, vice president of quantum software at @infleqtion
https://t.co/pO5k4eACfu

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Italian deep-tech startup Rotonium plans to develop a quantum computer sturdy enough to operate in inhospitable conditions, including in space.
https://t.co/IEPtfR9qP1

[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

Real life quantum computing use cases like this with demonstrable advantages are bringing the quantum revolution closer day by day.

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Spanish sustainable energy company @iberdrola and quantum computing company @MultiverseQC have successfully used quantum computing to optimize the installation of grid-scale batteries.
https://t.co/Pjjwrkb7V9

[Berenice Baker- Editor: Enter Quantum, AI Business @BerryWrites]

With the Euros and Wimbledon finals happening on Sunday, find out how AI is enhancing your fan experience during this summer of sport. Former Springbok @BobSkinstad gives his insider insight.

[AI Business @Business_AI]

Wimbledon is just one example of how AI is enhancing the fan experience. With 2024’s summer of sport in full swing and the Olympics just around the corner, technology is going to be a game changer in bringing fans closer to the action.
https://t.co/9s0XDvemvQ

[Westminster Forum Projects @wfpevents]

A huge thank you to our speakers @BerryWrites @NuQuantumLtd @katevcm @Cambridge_Uni and attendees for joining Westminster eForum earlier this week to discuss Priorities for supporting quantum technology use in the public and private sectors.

Conf Diary: https://t.co/Zw8Gz3MQwb

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

The AI revolution has caused a surge in energy demand, with the electricity usage of the world’s data centers set to double by 2026. @RiverLane_io's Marco Ghibaudi says quantum computing can reverse this and build in energy efficiency from the ground up.
https://t.co/SDWOc0qh3L

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

A @DARPA benchmarking program has delivered a reality check, finding quantum computers will likely provide an advantage in certain chemistry ,and materials applications but may not in finance and weather forecasting.
https://t.co/gVzU20rxHD

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Enter Quantum is seeking expert commentary. Topic ideas include:
- Projects examining near-term or future use cases for quantum computing
- National and international quantum policy
- Quantum cryptography or PQC
Get in touch to find out more.

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

.@IBM and Japan’s AIST are to strengthen their research collaboration for the industrialization of quantum technology. The partners are also targeting a quantum computer with 10,000 error-corrected qubits by 2029, according to Nikkei.
https://t.co/xxGFCGnXJ1

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Want a quantum computer at home? You'll have to wait a few years and have money and space to spare. This is the next-best thing and you can get one on Kickstarter for under $400. https://t.co/k8alBoYltU

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

.@nvidia and @BMWGroup have partnered with quantum computing company @ClassiqTech to find the optimal architecture for electrical and mechanical systems in electric vehicles.
https://t.co/pAMdJRbG2e

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Sonali Mohapatra, quantum innovation sector lead at the @UKRI_News's National Quantum Computing Center (NQCC), discusses how the NQCC supports different industries to adopt quantum computing at the AI Summit London.
#AISummit #AISummitLondon
https://t.co/BkQNB7tSIW

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

.@RiverLane_io, a company that aims to accelerate useful quantum computing through error correction, has joined the Quantum Energy Initiative (QEI). Existing QEI members include @Microsoft Azure Quantum, @IBM Quantum and @Alice__Bob.
https://t.co/uIAAqATUfV

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Quantum computing company @dwavequantum has launched a hybrid quantum solver at its Qubits 2024 user conference, targeting real-world, complex optimization problems.
https://t.co/JU3ksKE36d

[Enter Quantum News @Enter_Quantum]

Montana State University (MSU) has selected ORCA Computing to supply two on-site PT-1 quantum photonic quantum computers funded by a U.S. Air Force grant.

https://t.co/ur3FdyP3aN