Europe’s leading law enforcement agency and the US government’s spending watchdog have both released reports during the week commencing October 5 urging organizations to accelerate their post-quantum cryptography (PQC) push.
Consensus on when cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs) will emerge is divided. But when “Q-day” happens, these machines will be able to crack the crypto on which most government and corporate cybersecurity depend.
In March, Google predicted that the date could be as soon as 2029.
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said it has already made 89 recommendations to 23 agencies to develop inventories of vulnerable cryptography and identify funding for PQC, among other things.
by Infosecurity Magazine – Europol and US Spending Watchdog Sound the Alarm Over Quantum Threats
