Quantum Security and Legislation: What You Need to Know

Quantum computing is expected to render many traditional methods of exchanging cryptographic keys obsolete. Encryption keys that have protected confidential information from even the most powerful computers for decades could be easily broken by a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) – and so-called Q-Day, when that computer becomes available to criminals, could be as little as 3 years away.

Symmetrikey vs PQC

The rise of quantum computing is forcing organisations to rethink how they secure data. Traditional protocols for generating and exchanging cryptographic keys, such as RSA and ECDH, will soon be broken by quantum computers, leaving sensitive data vulnerable to interception.