The quantum security deadline just got harder to ignore
President Donald Trump shows an executive order he signed in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed two orders on quantum computing. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
ByAndrew Gault,
CEO of ZeroTier
September 4, 2026 02:24 PM ET
COMMENTARY | Quantum security is a national defense priority, not a future planning exercise.
Once viewed as just a research topic and future concern, quantum security is now an operational priority for the U.S. federal government. Recent executive orders from President Donald Trump, paired with a quantum defense strategy from the Department of War (DoW), reiterate the Administration’s commitment to “safeguard America’s most sensitive data, critical infrastructure and the digital economy” and lay out concrete steps for organizations to adopt post-quantum cryptography and protect their systems.
The reason is simple. Large-scale quantum computers aren’t here yet, but the risk already is....
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