ST Engineering and NUS to develop quantum tech-based network encryption

The new encryption technology will lower the chances for security breach.

ST Engineering (STE) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have partnered to develop network encryption solutions that provide superior security by leveraging quantum cryptography technology, an announcement revealed.

The collaboration is supported under the National Research Foundation’s Quantum Engineering Programme.

The security standards used in ATMs and online transactions do not use quantum technology at this moment and hence vulnerable to security breaches. Quantum key distribution (QKD) technology uses the laws of quantum theory to distribute secret keys over an insecure network. The secret key is transmitted using a sequence of single-photon quantum signals. If the secret key is intercepted, the quantum signals will be disturbed and keys will be rendered useless, which means that any attempt of eavesdropping or interception will be virtually impossible.

A measurement-device-independent QKD is also en-route to elevate cybersecurity defense against increasingly sophisticated threats. The STE and NUS collaboration claims to make it more advanced and accessible by developing a new class of quantum-resilient encryptors, which will provide a highly scalable and cost-effective solution with minimal disruption to existing digital infrastructure.

Join Singapore Business Review community

NUS is also working with nanotech companies to co-develop new chip-based quantum crypto devices that can be applied with smaller device footprint and lower cost.
NUS Assistant Professor Charles Lim Ci Wen, who is the project leader for this collaboration between NUS and ST Engineering, said “This collaboration, which leverages MDI-QKD, will lead to quantum-resilient encryptors that are not only secure against channel attacks but also against detection side-channel attacks.”

Since you're here...

...there are many ways you can work with us to advertise your company and connect to your customers. Our team can help you dight and create an advertising campaign, in print and digital, on this website and in print magazine.

We can also organize a real life or digital event for you and find thought leader speakers as well as industry leaders, who could be your potential partners, to join the event. We also run some awards programmes which give you an opportunity to be recognized for your achievements during the year and you can join this as a participant or a sponsor.

Let us help you drive your business forward with a good partnership!

Top News

Lorem Ipsum text in year 2025
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old.
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Exclusives

Economy Lorem Ipsum
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry
Economy
Cropping Issue on Responsive one
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. 
Artificial Inteliigence Testing
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. 
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.