The commonly used RSA encryption algorithm can now be cracked by a quantum computer with only 100,000 qubits, but the technical challenges to building such a machine remain numerous ...

Forward-thinking leaders are taking steps to understand where long-lived sensitive data resides and how it’s protected, as ...

Quantum computing's rapid evolution threatens to upend cryptographic security by 2030, urging immediate industry action.

Imagine a world where the locks protecting your most sensitive information—your financial records, medical history, or even national security secrets—can be effortlessly picked. This is the looming ...

Because the migration to PQC is a complex, multi-year undertaking that requires a strategic approach, Peters said organizations need to start now. Cryptography failure due to quantum attacks could ...

Quantum decryption may be a decade or more away, but banks, insurers and investment firms must act now to protect sensitive financial data.

Bitcoin isn't prepared for quantum computers. Government agencies are developing the technology behind the scenes. Quantum ...

New estimates suggest it might be 20 times easier to crack cryptography with quantum computers than we thought—but don't panic. Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global ...

This move comes shortly after the Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated post-quantum research team to study the issue.

CEO Brian Armstrong downplayed concerns on Wednesday that quantum computing could crack the encryption of blockchains in the ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Quantum computers can process large amounts of data based on quantum mechanics. What would ...

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...