A potentially catastrophic ransomware attack on Costa Rica’s largest oil refinery last year was the first real-world test of the US State Department’s new rapid response tool for cybersecurity incidents, according to a top diplomat. The department’s cyber bureau tapped the Foreign Assistance Leveraged for Cybersecurity Operational Needs, or FALCON, one of several US initiatives developed to bolster allies and infuse global digital norms with American values. “Our goal was to provide swift and
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The US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected four quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms for general encryption and digital signatures. NIST, a US standards-setting body and research organization within the Department of Commerce, announced the four algorithms after a six-year period of assessing potential quantum-resistant (QR) alternatives to today's cryptographic algorithms for public key encryption, digital signatures, and key excha
