Welcome to the latest edition of the Quantum Era Security Times; brought to you by IDQ, the world leaders in quantum-safe cryptography solutions. With global interest in quantum technologies growing, we are delighted to announce a new partnership with China Quantum Technologies (QTEC) to bring our quantum encryption products to the Chinese market. Congratulations to Hugo Zbinden, co-founder of ID Quantique, who is the recipient of the 2016 Heinrich-Greinacher Prize from the Physical Institute of the University of Bern. In the wake of the UK Tesco Bank data breach, we explore the potential impact of the new EU General Data Protection Regulations; in particular the increased scale of financial penalties. Finally, as this is the last issue for this year, we look forward to a number of events we will be attending in 2017. Best regards, Gregoire Ribordy |