04-12-2022 16:34 via it.slashdot.org

Can the World Avoid a 'Quantum Encryption Apocalypse'?

Axios reports:"Although a quantum computer isn't expected until 2030, at the earliest, updating current encryption standards will take just as long," writes Axios, "creating a high-stakes race filled with unanswerable questions for national security and cybersecurity officials alike."As scientists, academics and international policymakers attended the first-ever Quantum World Congress conference in Washington this week, alarmism around the future of secure data was undercut by foundational quest
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