Quantum is coming: What every board needs to do now

Microsoft has been one of the latest to put an estimated timeline on the arrival of a commercially viable quantum computer, predicting it will be as early as 2029. For businesses, that’s as little as ten quarterly board meetings away.

Every new prediction reignites debate about when Q-Day will finally arrive, but what’s more pressing is the preparation window it gives businesses.

CEO of Arqit.

Quantum readiness is not something organizations can achieve overnight. By the time a cryptographically relevant quantum computer arrives, businesses will already need to have identified vulnerable systems, mapped critical data and begun their migration. Q-day isn’t when preparation starts, it’s when preparation will be judged.

Treating quantum as tomorrow’s problem risks repeating a mistake many organizations made with Y2K. Boards need to recognize it as a critical business risk. The debate about timelines is a distraction we cannot afford when we know there may...

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