Hinson tip: keeping notes

[Gary Hinson]

This morning I'm reading an intriguing semi-technical article about what appears to be a significant and potentially disruptive advance in quantum cryptanalysis.

Since I'm not a pro cryptographer by trade and not exactly mathematically-gifted, I'm 'somewhat bewildered' by the article's terms and concepts. That prompts me to flip through the Cybersecurity Hyperglossary as I study the article and its sources, hoping to recall and understand various defined terms while looking for improvement opportunities.

I'm reasonably confident that commonplace terms (quantum, qubit ...) and abbreviations (ECC, PQC ...) are accurately covered already , but I'll happily check and reconsider the appropriateness of the definitions anyway in the context of the article, plus the cited professor's research paper.  I'm more concerned about terms that are missing from, or inadequately defined in, the hyperglossary - a mix of brand new terms (such as 'JVG') and concepts (such as 'quantum-agile').

So, for the next couple of hours at least I'll be diving into the warren, chasing several quantum rabbits liberated by that ~700-word article.  I won't magically become a pro cryptographer today, but I'll enjoy extending my knowledge a little further while I have the time and energy for self-study, adding notes to the book as I do. 

Hinson tip: feel free to grab a pencil* to annotate your personal copy of the Cybersecurity Hyperglossary as you spot those improvement opportunities - errors, omissions, questions arising, whatever.  And by all means share your findings with the group (hyperg...@googlegroups.com) or (if you're shy) with me personaly (Ga...@isect.com).  Together, we can make a difference. 

Kind regards/Ngā mihi,

Gary

* It took me five long decades to conquer a strong aversion to writing in books, even my own. It still makes me anxious but perhaps in time I'll advance from pencil and Post-It notes to highlighter and permanent marker. 

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Gary Hinson CEO of IsecT Ltd

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