Smart Contracts Startup Hires Cryptographer Lisa Yin
Smart contracts startup Symbiont has hired a cryptographer best known for her work in detailing how to break the SHA-1 hashing algorithm as its new chief security officer. Dr. Lisa Yin, who will also serve as chief cryptographer, was one of three academics to publish a 2005 paper outlining an attack on SHA-1. In the eleven years since, further research has been published highlighting attacks on the hashing algorithm, and in recent years tech firms have called for its retirement. Yin also served as chief editor of the IEEE P1363 project, which develops and publishes standards for public-key....
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Smart contracts and blockchain platform Symbiont has recently hired the distinguished cryptographer Dr. Lisa Yin as its chief security officer and chief cryptographer. Dr. Yin plans to utilize her expertise to help the firm advance the Symbiont platform’s security solutions. Symbiont Hires Famous Cryptographer Who Broke SHA-1 Hash Standard. Symbiont is a....
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