The Quantum Clock Is Ticking And Your Encryption Is Running Out Of Time
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
Data is absolutely sacrosanct, and cryptographic systems are the beating heart of data security. Encryption protects financial transactions, secures corporate networks and safeguards healthcare records. Encryption is considered fundamentally reliable, but a technological shift is challenging this assumption.
Quantum computing has gone beyond a topic of discussion within research circles and is now rapidly moving toward practical capability. Its arrival will set the proverbial cat amongst the encryption pigeons, altering the balance between encryption and computation. Encryption designed for classical computing will be no match for a sufficiently powerful quantum computer, which can render current encryption systems obsolete.