Inside Quantum Technology: Diving Into Cybersecurity Awareness With Dustin Moody
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
As technology advances, so do the threats to digital security. What steps are scientists taking to raise awareness of cybersecurity and the complexities of quantum-related risks? Dustin Moody, a mathematician in NIST's Computer Security Division, joins the podcast to share his expert insights.
Dustin Moody, a leading figure in the field, heads the post-quantum cryptography project at NIST. With a Ph.D. from the University of Washington, his research focuses on elliptic curves and their applications in cryptography. He leverages this deep knowledge to develop new solutions that protect us from the future of quantum computing – instilling confidence in the security of our digital world…
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- The mathematics that underpins the security of cryptosystems.
- What post-quantum cryptography is, and how researchers are working to enhance it.
- Problems that quantum computers are susceptible to.
- How long it takes for quantum computers to break through standard digital security walls.
Ready to dive deeper into the world of quantum-related cybersecurity? Click here to learn more about Dustin and his groundbreaking work at NIST!
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| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | That is Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | My guest today is Dustin Moody. |
| 0:43.0 | He's a mathematician. |
| 0:44.0 | He's part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology called NIST. |
| 0:47.8 | We're going to talk about computer security that's the division he's in, quantum computing, and |
| 0:51.8 | how it's going to affect current algorithms and use and |
| 0:54.7 | security surrounding computers. |
| 0:56.5 | So welcome to us. |
| 0:57.5 | Thank you Richard, glad to be here. |
| 0:58.9 | Yeah, tell me a bit about your background and how and why you came to NIST first? |
| 1:02.6 | Well, I am a mathematician. |
| 1:04.2 | I've always loved math and in college that's what I got my degree and ended up with a PhD. |
| 1:10.2 | My area of study is an area called number theory, specifically something called |
| 1:15.0 | Elyptic Curves, which are these beautiful mathematical objects that have a lot of really |
| 1:18.9 | neat structure. Turns out that they're useful in cryptography, so I kind of got into cryptography a little |
| 1:24.4 | bit and then that was my connection to how I ended up at NIST is that it turns out |
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