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Business Wire
10-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Patero's Post-Quantum Encryption Secures Syllego's DUST Platform to Enhance Smart City Cybersecurity
COLLEGE PARK, Md. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Patero, a leader in post-quantum cryptography, today announces the integration of its post-quantum encryption technology into Sylllego's Distributed Universal Sensing Technology (DUST) platform. Syllego is a leader in intelligent infrastructure solutions for smart cities. This strategic move aims to bolster cybersecurity for U.S. cities, ensuring compliance with federal mandates, including Executive Order 14144 and National Security Memoranda 10 and 22. Patero's collaboration with Syllego represents a significant step toward securing the digital infrastructure of cities throughout the country. The DUST platform, curated and managed by Syllego, is designed to provide real-time situational awareness and operational efficiency for urban environments. By incorporating Patero's CryptoQoR ™ post-quantum cryptography, DUST safeguards Opelika's critical data and communications across city systems with NIST quantum-resistant encryption. "Integrating Patero's post-quantum cryptography into our DUST platform underscores our commitment to providing cities with cutting-edge, secure solutions," said Michael Johnson, CEO of Syllego. "As federal guidelines evolve, it's imperative that our infrastructure not only meets but exceeds National cryptographic standards to protect our communities' data." The DUST platform (Distributed Universal Sensing Technology) is a modular, scalable, and secure infrastructure framework designed to empower cities, agencies, and critical infrastructure sector industries with situational awareness, data fusion, and data for autonomous operations. DUST integrates advanced sensors, edge AI, and operational orchestration to support a range of applications, including emergency response, traffic management, cyber-physical security, and power grid resilience. Each tier supports real-time decision execution, disconnected operations, and federated deployment, aligned with next-generation federal and Department of Defense (DoD) initiatives. "Our collaboration with Syllego represents a significant step toward securing the digital infrastructure of cities throughout the country," said Crick Waters, CEO of Patero. "Together, we are providing a robust foundation for municipalities to build quantum-resistant solutions protecting our cities' data now and into the future." Through strategic alliances with innovators like Patero, Syllego is driving a secure and sovereign intelligence layer that meets or exceeds compliance with National standards for data encryption. Alignment with Federal Cybersecurity Mandates The partnership directly supports the following: Executive Order 14144: The White House's recent re-issuance of EO 14144 'directs department and agency level actions on post-quantum cryptography to ensure protection against threats that may leverage next generation compute architectures.' It builds on the Biden Administration National Security Memorandum 10 of May 4, 2022, Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems (NSM 10), which 'directed the Federal Government to prepare for a transition to cryptographic algorithms that would not be vulnerable to a [Cryptanalytically Relevant Quantum Computer (CRQC)].' National Security Memorandum 10: Calls for the transition to quantum-resistant cryptographic systems to mitigate risks posed by quantum computing advancements. National Security Memorandum 22: Focuses on securing and enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, transportation, and communications. Benefits for U.S. Cities By integrating Patero's technology, Syllego's DUST platform now offers the following benefits for U.S. cities: Enhanced Security: Quantum-resistant encryption protects against emerging cyber threats. Regulatory Compliance: Ensures alignment with current and forthcoming federal cybersecurity requirements. Operational Efficiency: Real-time data analytics and situational awareness improve decision-making and resource allocation. Scalability: The modular design enables seamless integration across various city departments and services. About Syllego Syllego is a visionary infrastructure intelligence company architecting the future of urban and defense ecosystems through real-time, AI-powered orchestration. Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Syllego specializes in system-of-systems integration for smart cities, critical infrastructure, and mission-ready environments. Syllego empowers governments and enterprises to not only meet today's operational demands but to anticipate tomorrow's threats across urban grids, military installations, and disaster zones alike. Learn more at About Patero Patero is a leader in quantum secure communications. Patero's cryptographic discovery and inventory solution quantifies risk and prioritizes mitigation of vulnerabilities against present and future cryptographic attacks. Patero's crypto-agile post-quantum security solutions hybridize classic encryption with NIST-standardized quantum-resistant encryption algorithms to mitigate cryptographic vulnerabilities and protect data-in-motion from steal-now, decrypt-later, and future direct decryption attacks. Patero is privately held and based in the Quantum Startup Foundry at the University of Maryland, College Park. For more information, visit For investment opportunities, contact company CEO Crick Waters at crick@ Learn more at
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cardano's Hoskinson Rejects Crypto Tribalism, Reveals Fresh Details on Massive ‘Glacier Drop'
ADA's Charles Hoskinson wants crypto's tribal warfare to end, and he's prepared to drop tokens on 37 million wallets across eight different blockchains to make peace. "Every Consensus, there's a new token... running around saying, 'my thing is better than your thing,'" Hoskinson said on stage at Consensus 2025 in Toronto. "The Nash equilibria is competitive, not cooperative." Using Midnight's upcoming airdrop, called Glacier Drop, for Cardano's privacy-focused sidechain that's currently under construction, Hoskinson thinks he can do his part to bring peace to the crypto galaxy. Glacier Drop was first teased in late 2024, Hoskinson revealed key new details during his speech at Consensus 2025, including Midnight's expansive multi-chain approach. Hoskinson confirmed that Midnight tokens, both the NIGHT governance token and the DUST privacy-focused transaction token, will be distributed to approximately 37 million users across eight major blockchains. Unlike typical token launches, Midnight's tokens will be distributed entirely to the retail community with zero allocation to venture capitalists or early insiders, Hoskinson said. The Cardano founder said on stage that he dismissed venture capital interest in Midnight's token launch, saying he had 'no f-ing time for your ponzi' and told them to 'get the hell out,' opting instead to give the tokens away in what he pitched as a principled, VC-free airdrop. Recipients of Midnight tokens from the upcoming Glacier Drop can freely keep, trade, or discard them, Hoskinson explained, a departure from traditional crypto airdrops that typically reward insiders or early adopters exclusively. "You already have it, congratulations," Hoskinson said. "It's yours. It's your property." Glacier Drop underscores Hoskinson's vision of "cooperative economics," another core concept introduced during his speech. Midnight's new economic model will enable developers from different blockchain networks to seamlessly build hybrid decentralized applications, allowing users to pay fees in their native tokens. Ethereum developers pay in ETH, Solana developers in SOL, and Bitcoin developers in BTC, Hoskinson explained. Validators across different chains can collaboratively maintain the network, earning rewards regardless of their blockchain affiliation. Midnight is currently in testnet, with a mainnet launch expected by late 2025. Hoskinson sees the Glacier Drop, cooperative economics, and rational privacy as essential ingredients for welcoming billions of mainstream users expected as Big Tech companies finally enter crypto. "This is the project that I'm having the most fun with right now," Hoskinson said, "because it's the project where I get to be friends with everybody."
CNET
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for May 12
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