Beyond ACID: Securing the Future of Transactional Systems

A comprehensive survey reveals the evolving security landscape of transaction processing and proposes a new framework to address the demands of modern, complex applications.

A comprehensive survey reveals the evolving security landscape of transaction processing and proposes a new framework to address the demands of modern, complex applications.
Researchers have developed a novel attestation relay system that significantly reduces bandwidth overhead, enabling more efficient and scalable post-quantum cryptographic networks.
Researchers are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to automatically identify software components that handle sensitive cryptographic operations.
A new framework, ZK-ACE, leverages zero-knowledge proofs to dramatically reduce on-chain data and enhance the scalability of blockchain systems preparing for the post-quantum era.

A new framework, pqRPKI, addresses the looming threat of quantum computers by fortifying the Resource Public Key Infrastructure against cryptographic attacks.
A new framework leverages the power of federated learning and post-quantum cryptography to fortify threat intelligence sharing against future quantum attacks.
![Driven by a shared underlying process [latex]Q_{t}[/latex], an ensemble of response functions gracefully converges toward a random attractor-a pair of antipodal points that subtly shift with the passage of time, demonstrating an inherent, dynamic equilibrium.](https://arxiv.org/html/2603.06187v1/Unknown-10.png)
New research reveals how shared noise can force seemingly random systems on a sphere to converge on stable, opposing states.
![The driven spin chain exhibits a phase diagram - detailed in the [latex] Q_0 - \omega_D [/latex] plane - where scar-induced oscillations and Floquet ETH-predicted thermalization compete, transitioning via a modulation of [latex] \omega_D [/latex], and further delineated by lines representing weak and strong Hilbert space fragmentation dependent on sector-specific spin configurations.](https://arxiv.org/html/2603.06111v1/x21.png)
New research explores how periodically driving a quantum spin chain can lead to localized states and a halting of thermalization.
Porting the CRuby virtual machine to the CHERI architecture revealed significant challenges related to undefined behavior in C, necessitating novel approaches to achieve memory safety.
As blockchain ecosystems multiply, this review analyzes the leading technologies aiming to seamlessly move tokens across chains.