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President Trump signed two executive orders to advance U.S. quantum computing capabilities and accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography by 2031. The measures aim to address risks posed by quantum computers to cryptographic systems, including Bitcoin's security, which could face vulnerabilities if private keys are reverse-engineered.

The article discusses the federal government's failure to address cyber policy gaps, particularly the lack of legislation allowing victims to interrupt ongoing cyberattacks. It highlights a testimony suggesting ransomware operators be designated as terrorists and the reliance on post-harm measures like sanctions and indictments, which have not effectively deterred attacks.

An inspector general report found that NIST's National Vulnerability Database (NVD) backlog of unprocessed security vulnerabilities grew from 13,000 in February 2024 to over 27,000 by late 2025, undermining the database's utility and public trust.

A critical vulnerability has been found in Drupal core, prompting the Drupal Security Team to warn users to install a patch immediately. The vulnerability is highly severe and could allow attackers to access or modify non-public data on affected sites. Patches will be released on Wednesday for all supported core branches.

Scientists have struggled to determine the exact strength of gravity for over 200 years. Physicist Stephan Schlamminger spent a decade working on the problem and finally opened a sealed envelope containing the results. The experiment aimed to measure the universal gravitational constant, but the outcome brought both relief and disappointment.

The US Government claims China's best AI models are behind, citing an evaluation of DeepSeek V4 Pro by NIST's CAISI. However, experts question the methodology used, which excluded all US models except GPT-5.4 mini. This has sparked debate among experts about the accuracy of the comparison.

Solana clients Anza and Firedancer have introduced Falcon, a post-quantum cryptographic solution. Jump Crypto, the team behind Firedancer, highlighted Falcon's small signature size under NIST standards, which could maintain Solana's high-throughput performance.

Cryptography engineer Filippo Valsorda argues that AES 128 remains secure against quantum computing threats, despite common misconceptions. The article explains that Grover’s algorithm reduces AES 128’s effective key strength by half, but brute-forcing it would still require billions of years using current computational resources like Bitcoin mining.

NIST scientists have developed tunable lasers that can emit any wavelength of light, achieved through nanophotonic circuits. This breakthrough could enable advancements in optical communications, quantum computing, and precision sensing.

NIST is reducing its role in CVE data enrichment, prompting industry and ad hoc coalitions to step in and fill the gap. This shift may impact how cyber teams manage vulnerabilities.