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Quantum computing looms, and your security is nowhere near ready

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Why This Matters

The imminent rise of quantum computing presents both exciting opportunities and significant security challenges for the tech industry and consumers. While quantum hardware is still developing, the urgency to upgrade encryption standards and prepare for a quantum-enabled future is critical to safeguarding data. Organizations must act now to adapt their security measures and build quantum-ready skills to stay ahead of potential threats.

Key Takeaways

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ZDNET's key takeaways

Quantum is almost here, but organizations are not ready.

Experts urge moving from 128-bit to 256-bit encryption ASAP.

Another looming issue: quantum skills.

Quantum computing is making our future brighter. Quantum computing is making our future more perilous. In the spirit of quantum, both states can be true at once.

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IT professionals now face tough choices as they consider, explore, or even begin preparing for the looming quantum revolution -- along with hard deadlines. Powerful systems will execute in hours or minutes what once took years to process, and these advances are coming soon to an enterprise near you. But with that shift comes some powerful security issues.

Not yet enterprise-ready

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