The Role of Quantum Computing in Software Forensics and Digital Evidence

Sharma, Sandeep Kumar; Khaliq, Mazhar

doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-6677-0.ch009

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“…36 Some even offering there QaaS free. 37 Such QCSPs can be regulated by governments to restrict subscription to veri ed subscribers only under terms and conditions that allow target quantum algorithms only to be deployable to pre-registered domains, and mandated to deploy speci c security protocols to access the QC services. The QaaS business model is easier to regulate as compared to regulating the desktop hackers.…”

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The Q-Day Dilemma and the Quantum Supremacy/Advantage Conjecture

Raheman

2022

Preprint

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When Shakespeare averred, “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, we precisely knew the attributes associated with this thing called “ROSE.” But do we really know what Quantum supremacy1 or Quantum advantage2 exactly entails in Quantum Computing (QC) space, except that latter appears more politically correct than the former? How do we achieve the supremacy or advantage unless we precisely know what threshold needs to be reached to qualify? Can that threshold be totally oblivious to ethics and humane interests? What good a nuclear chain reaction is, if it cannot be controlled to serve humanity? In the same breadth definition of quantum advantage cannot be just limited to achieving algorithmic superiority over legacy computing systems, particularly when a section of the experts attribute catastrophic threat3 that unrestrained QC may cause by collapsing the current cryptographic infrastructure4 resulting in amplified existential risk to humanity.5 These predictions are relevant only if QCs become commercially viable and deployable in the service of humanity. No technology can be a one-way ticket to catastrophe, and neither can the definition of superiority of that technology be. If at all there are catastrophic risks, QC can never enter public domain as a minimum viable product (MVP) unless there are safeguards in place. So obviously those safeguards should become an integral part of the definition of its superiority over the conventional computers and a standard to be met to pass the MVP threshold. NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology) is pursuing the standardization of Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) as that safeguard,6 but with 80th of the 82 candidate PQCs recently failing7 and companies already offering QC as a service, there is an urgent need for an alternate strategy. Our research proposes a novel encryption agnostic approach8 to safeguard QC,9 and articulates a comprehensive definition of an MVP that can potentially set a gold standard for defining commercially viable quantum advantage over the traditional computing.

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The Q-Day Dilemma and the Quantum Supremacy/Advantage Conjecture

Raheman

2022

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“…It provides innovative predictive tools and enables the analysis of complex and huge datasets [123]. Furthermore, biometrics and computer vision for sensors or image analytics, together with pattern recognition techniques that identify offenders or localize crimes, are important applications [124][125][126]. As mentioned previously, cybercriminals can easily take advantage of these techniques through the exploitation of AI-specific vulnerabilities in software systems and AI-based malware, which they can use to increase their capacity for password guessing and hacking [127].…”

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“…In the context of forensic crime scene investigations, which heavily rely on various forensic sensors, modern quantum technologies could introduce new types of sensors with the potential to replace costly forensic laboratory tests. These quantum sensors could be faster, smaller, more cost-effective, and potentially even more effective when deployed at a crime scene [125]. Examples include nanoparticle-based biosensors for biological traces and proposed sensors for the environmental screening of chemicals and toxicological substances.…”

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The Second Quantum Revolution: Unexplored Facts and Latest News

Intonti,

Viscardi,

Lamberti

et al. 2024

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The Second Quantum Revolution refers to a contemporary wave of advancements and breakthroughs in the field of quantum physics that extends beyond the early developments of Quantum Mechanics that occurred in the 20th century. One crucial aspect of this revolution is the deeper exploration and practical application of quantum entanglement. Entanglement serves as a cornerstone in the ongoing revolution, contributing to quantum computing, communication, fundamental physics experiments, and advanced sensing technologies. Here, we present and discuss some of the recent applications of entanglement, exploring its philosophical implications and non-locality beyond Bell’s theorem, thereby critically examining the foundations of Quantum Mechanics. Additionally, we propose educational activities that introduce high school students to Quantum Mechanics by emphasizing entanglement as an essential concept to understand in order to become informed participants in the Second Quantum Revolution. Furthermore, we present the state-of-art developments of a largely unexplored and promising realization of real qubits, namely the molecular spin qubits. We review the available and suggested device architectures to host and use molecular spins. Moreover, we summarize the experimental findings on solid-state spin qubit devices based on magnetic molecules. Finally, we discuss how the Second Quantum Revolution might significantly transform law enforcement by offering specific examples and methodologies to address the evolving challenges in public safety and security.

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“…Recent advances indicate that quantum-as-a-service (QaaS) is currently a real option [11]; • At least six QaaS providers [12], including Amazon and IBM, have already launched their "Quantum-as-a-Service" for scientists, researchers, and developers to build, test, and run quantum computing algorithms; • IBM is even offering its QaaS free [13]; • Subscription to such a QaaS offering can be mandated to deploy specific security protocols to access the QaaS;…”

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The Future of Cybersecurity in the Age of Quantum Computers

Raheman¹

2022

Future Internet

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The first week of August 2022 saw the world’s cryptographers grapple with the second shocker of the year. Another one of the four post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms selected by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) in a rigorous 5-year process was cracked by a team from Belgium. They took just 62 min and a standard laptop to break the PQC algorithm to win a USD 50,000 bounty from Microsoft. The first shocker came 6 months earlier, when another of the NIST finalists (Rainbow) was taken down. Unfortunately, both failed PQC algorithms are commercially available to consumers. With 80 of the 82 PQC candidates failing the NIST standardization process, the future of the remaining two PQC algorithms is, at best, questionable, placing the rigorous 5-year NIST exercise to build a quantum-safe encryption standard in jeopardy. Meanwhile, there is no respite from the quantum threat that looms large. It is time we take a step back and review the etiology of the problem de novo. Although state-of-the-art computer security heavily relies on cryptography, it can indeed transcend beyond encryption. This paper analyzes an encryption-agnostic approach that can potentially render computers quantum-resistant. Zero-vulnerability computing (ZVC) secures computers by banning all third-party permissions, a root cause of most vulnerabilities. ZVC eliminates the complexities of the multi-layered architecture of legacy computers and builds a minimalist, compact solid-state software on a chip (3SoC) that is robust, energy-efficient, and potentially resistant to malware as well as quantum threats.

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The Role of Quantum Computing in Software Forensics and Digital Evidence

Cited by 5 publications

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The Q-Day Dilemma and the Quantum Supremacy/Advantage Conjecture

The Q-Day Dilemma and the Quantum Supremacy/Advantage Conjecture

The Second Quantum Revolution: Unexplored Facts and Latest News

The Future of Cybersecurity in the Age of Quantum Computers

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