Quantinuum has introduced Quantum Origin Onboard, a cryptographic key generation innovation that offers quantum computing hardened cyber protection for various connected devices. This technology strengthens encryption at the device level and can be installed directly onto devices without the need for additional hardware upgrades. Quantum Origin Onboard embeds a quantum seed, created by Quantinuum’s H-series quantum computer, into devices to enhance their capability to generate strong and secure keys.
Quantum Origin Onboard: Device-Level Encryption
Quantinuum, an integrated quantum computing company, has announced the launch of Quantum Origin Onboard, a cryptographic key generation innovation that provides quantum computing hardened cyber protection for a wide range of connected devices. This technology maximises the strength of keys generated within the devices themselves, offering critical software-based protection.
The risk of cyberattacks compromising organisations continues to grow, with even the cryptographic foundations of cybersecurity measures remaining vulnerable to advanced threats. Quantinuum’s quantum-computing-hardened cryptographic key enhancement solution aims to minimise the risk that businesses generate and use vulnerable encryption keys to protect encrypted data.
Strengthening Encryption at the Device Level
Quantum Origin Onboard is the first commercially available enterprise software solution capable of delivering quantum-computing-hardened key enhancement. It can be installed directly onto devices and used to help deliver unparalleled foundational-level protection. This cutting-edge security integrates directly into connected devices without the need for additional hardware upgrades, ensuring that devices in any environment, online or offline, can generate quantum-computing-hardened keys to continually maximise the strength of encryption measures protecting devices.
The software embeds a quantum seed, created by Quantinuum’s H-series quantum computer, into devices. The seed is a string of provably unpredictable numbers, which enhance a device’s capability to generate strong and secure keys.
Growing Security Threat to Embedded Devices
The increasing use of connected devices underpins innovation across industries, from critical infrastructure to healthcare to transportation to energy. As adoption has risen, cybercriminals have increasingly targeted vulnerable interconnected devices, causing mass disruption. One of the most infamous examples of the power of IoT-based attacks is the Mirai malware that infected IP cameras and basic home routers, creating a botnet that compromised a leading Domain Name Systems provider, leaving many high-profile websites inaccessible.
Quantum Origin Onboard embeds an industry-leading security capability into connected devices, to strengthen device security against advanced cyber-attacks, by minimising an exploitable cyber vulnerability. As the only software solution of its kind, it simplifies deployment and provides uninterrupted key generation for connected devices and the data they manage.
Quantinuum
Quantinuum is one of the world’s largest quantum computing companies, formed by combining Honeywell Quantum Solutions’ hardware and Cambridge Quantum’s middleware and applications. The company focuses on accelerating quantum computing and the development of applications across chemistry, cybersecurity, finance, and optimisation. Its goal is to create scalable and commercial quantum solutions to solve the world’s most pressing problems in energy, logistics, climate change, and health. The company employs over 480 people, including 350 scientists, at nine US, Europe, and Japan sites.
“While quantum computing has the potential to render current encryption algorithms obsolete, posing a significant challenge to businesses and individuals alike, already today sophisticated attackers can take advantage of vulnerable encryption keys”
Dr. Rajeeb Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum.
Executive Summary
Quantinuum has launched Quantum Origin Onboard, a cryptographic key generation innovation that provides quantum computing hardened cyber protection for various connected devices. The software solution strengthens encryption at the device level, minimising the risk of cyberattacks and ensuring a quantum-secure future for businesses.
“Enterprises are recognizing they can build unprecedented resilience by adopting quantum-computing-hardened cryptographic keys,”
Duncan Jones, Head of Cybersecurity at Quantinuum.
- Quantinuum introduces Quantum Origin Onboard, a cryptographic key generation innovation providing quantum computing hardened cyber protection for connected devices.
- The technology maximizes the strength of encryption keys generated within devices, minimizing the risk of cyberattacks.
- Dr Rajeeb Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum, highlights the potential of quantum computing to render current encryption algorithms obsolete and the need for quantum-secure solutions.
- Quantum Origin Onboard is the first commercially available enterprise software solution capable of delivering quantum-computing-hardened key enhancement, offering foundational-level protection without additional hardware upgrades.
- The software embeds a quantum seed, created by Quantinuum’s H-series quantum computer, into devices, enhancing their capability to generate strong and secure keys.
- Duncan Jones, Head of Cybersecurity at Quantinuum, emphasizes the paradigm shift in adopting quantum-computing-hardened cryptographic keys for unprecedented resilience.
- Quantinuum is the world’s largest quantum computing company, formed by the combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum.
