Our Online World Relies On Encryption. What Happens If It Fails?
Homeland Security News Wire, Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
Quantum computers will make traditional data encryption techniques obsolete; BU researchers have turned to physics to come up with better defenses.
In our hyper-connected world, we rely on encrypted communications every day-to shop online, digitally sign documents, make bank transactions, check our steps on fitness trackers.
But today's encryption, which transforms data into unreadable formats to keep our information secure, is under intense pressure. Cybercriminals are increasingly sophisticated, and our networks-woven with cloud services and third-party platforms-are more vulnerable than ever. JP Morgan reports it repels 45 billion hacking attempts a day.