IBM Cyber Exposure, Quantum Crypto, Watson X
Key Points
- IBM X‑Force’s new **Cyber Exposure Insights** service monitors the surface, deep, and dark web to detect stolen credentials, brand impersonation, risky domains, and shadow data, giving enterprises an early‑warning, proactive defense tool.
- The **U.S. NIST** has published three final **post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) standards**—ML‑KEM for key encapsulation, ML‑DSA for digital signatures, and SLH‑DSA (stateless hash‑based signatures)—marking a global shift toward quantum‑resistant security.
- IBM researchers in Zurich helped develop the first two PQC algorithms, and an IBM‑affiliated scientist co‑created the third, underscoring IBM’s role in shaping the forthcoming quantum‑safe cryptographic ecosystem.
- NIST’s release provides organizations with concrete guidance and confidence to begin migrating legacy cryptographic systems to quantum‑safe solutions before quantum computers become a practical threat.
- IBM Watson X **Code Assistant for Z** is introduced as a developer‑focused AI tool to help programmers, architects, and system designers work more efficiently with the Z programming environment.
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# IBM Cyber Exposure, Quantum Crypto, Watson X **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp8Ta02wDhE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp8Ta02wDhE) **Duration:** 00:04:19 ## Summary - IBM X‑Force’s new **Cyber Exposure Insights** service monitors the surface, deep, and dark web to detect stolen credentials, brand impersonation, risky domains, and shadow data, giving enterprises an early‑warning, proactive defense tool. - The **U.S. NIST** has published three final **post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) standards**—ML‑KEM for key encapsulation, ML‑DSA for digital signatures, and SLH‑DSA (stateless hash‑based signatures)—marking a global shift toward quantum‑resistant security. - IBM researchers in Zurich helped develop the first two PQC algorithms, and an IBM‑affiliated scientist co‑created the third, underscoring IBM’s role in shaping the forthcoming quantum‑safe cryptographic ecosystem. - NIST’s release provides organizations with concrete guidance and confidence to begin migrating legacy cryptographic systems to quantum‑safe solutions before quantum computers become a practical threat. - IBM Watson X **Code Assistant for Z** is introduced as a developer‑focused AI tool to help programmers, architects, and system designers work more efficiently with the Z programming environment. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp8Ta02wDhE&t=0s) **IBM Launches Cyber Exposure Insights** - IBM xForce’s new Cyber Exposure Insights service monitors the surface, deep, and dark web for brand impersonation, stolen credentials, and data leaks, offering early warnings that enable enterprises to shift from reactive to proactive cyber defense amid rising credential‑based attacks. ## Full Transcript
cyber exposure insights nist postquantum
cryptography standards and Watson X code
assistant for Z 2.1 all on this episode
of IBM Tech
now cyber security is becoming more and
more challenging for Enterprises with a
71% year-over-year increase in cyber
attacks that use stolen or compromised
credentials and one in three data
breaches involving Shadow data the
proliferation of data is making it
harder to trade track and Safeguard
that's why IBM xforce launched cyber
exposure insights as part of its threat
intelligence services this new service
allows you to understand your cyber
exposure to strengthen defenses before
an attack occurs with cyber exposure
insights you can monitor the surface
deep and dark web to detect potential
safety risks and identify atrisk
credentials before criminals do identify
instances of brand impersonation and
monitor social media for signs of
forthcoming attacks
monitor suspicious domains to identify
ones associated with malicious
activities such as fishing attacks or
driveby downloads and Implement
takedowns to minimize Digital Risk
essentially cyber exposure insights
provides comprehensive monitoring of
brand impersonation stolen credentials
data exposure and dark web threats
across the entire web it's an early
warning system that can help you move
from reactive to proactive empowering
you to take preventative actions before
or a potential breach reeks Havoc to
learn more check out the link in the
description of this
video next up the US National Institute
of Standards and technology or nist has
released federal information processing
standards Publications for three Quantum
resistant cryptographic algorithms this
announcement serves as an inflection
point in modern cyber security as the
global Benchmark for cryptography the
NIS standard signals that the time has
come to make the world's information
security systems resistant to Future
cryptographically relevant quantum
computers nist finalized the following
three pqc standards to strengthen modern
public key cryptography infrastructure
for the quantum era first is mlkm a key
encapsulation mechanism selected for
General encryption such as for accessing
secured websites second is mlda a
lattice-based algorithm chosen for
general purpose digital signature
protocols and third is slh diesa a
stateless hash-based digital signature
scheme those first two standards were
developed by IBM research cryptography
researchers in Zurich with external
collaborators and the third was
co-developed by a scientist who has
since joined IBM research nist has been
encouraging organizations to plan and
prepare for the quantum safe migration
in advance of this moment however the
release of the standards gives
organizations the assurance and guidance
they need to begin the transition to
postquantum cryptography to learn more
hit the link
below to finish things up today let's
talk a little about IBM Watson X code
assistant for Z which is built to assist
developers Architects and system
programmers in modernizing their
Mainframe applications through the use
of generative Ai and
automation available now code assistant
for Z 2.1 further assists developers and
system programmers in optimizing Cobalt
application performance and
understanding JCL code the First new
feature is code optimization advice
which is designed to streamline cobal
application development and enhance
performance this capability addresses
the challenges faced by developers
working with cobal applications and
empowers them to deliver efficient and
modern code the second new feature is
that code explanation is now enhanced to
include support for JCL enabling system
programmers to gain knowledge of JCL and
Z automation assets faster to learn more
about code assistant 2.1 and the new
features hit the link below thanks so
much for joining me today for this
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