Thales: partnering SK Telecom in post-quantum cryptography
December 19, 2023 at 04:08 am EST
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Thales announces that it has teamed up with SK Telecom (SKT), Korea's largest mobile operator, to successfully carry out advanced stress tests in post-quantum cryptography.
Based on a standalone 5G network and a 5GSIM, the solution aims to securely encrypt and decrypt subscriber identities, protecting users' privacy from future quantum threats.
It also protects subscribers against the risk of 'record now, decrypt later' attacks. ''This represents a major breakthrough since this solution enables subscriber identity to be protected on the 5G network,'' Thales points out.
Given that quantum computers have the potential to break certain existing cryptographic algorithms, it becomes necessary to switch to cryptographic algorithms considered secure against quantum attacks," said Eva Rudin, Senior Vice President, Mobile Connectivity & Solutions at Thales.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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