Researchers aim to develop hack-proof layer of cyber protection

HACKERS BEWARE: Research for next-generation encryption is on the way

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University and four other prominent institutions will spend the next five years trying to turn a theoretical "next-generation" form of encryption into a practical way to better protect software from hackers.

Hopkins, the University of California Los Angeles, Stanford University, the University of Texas and Columbia University are forming the Center for Encrypted Functionalities through a US$5mil (RM15.8mil) grant from the National Science Foundation.