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NEWS: Singapore and France test new tech to keep financial data safe from quantum computers

A view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's headquarters in Singapore June 28, 2017. Picture taken June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside/File Photo

BY PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

The Banque de France (BdF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully completed an experiment to protect sensitive data from future cyber threats posed by quantum computers.

The project focused on post-quantum cryptography (PQC), which refers to new security methods designed to withstand the processing power of quantum computers.

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