Quantum Q-Day could disrupt the world even sooner than AGI
Ever since Google and Cloudflare announced that they were going to accelerate their “post-quantum” preparation dates from the US government’s currently recommended 2030/2035 dates to 2029, the world has realized that quantum “Q-Day” is soon to be upon us.
Will your organization be prepared?
Q-Day refers to the day when the world publicly learns that some entity has achieved a sufficiently-capable quantum computer that is capable of cracking most of today’s asymmetric (private/public key) cryptography, like RSA, Diffie-Hellman, ElGamal, and Elliptic Curve Cryptography.
That cryptography is embedded in almost every piece of software and electronic device we own. The Internet runs on it. Our wireless networks run on it. Our cell phones run on it.
And because of Q-Day the quantum-susceptible cryptography it uses needs to be replaced before Q-Day, if not sooner.
What’s so special about quantum computers?
Everything only works because of quantum physics. Even our current computers...
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