Matt Swayne
One of the global leaders in quantum computing is urging governments, companies and critical infrastructure operators to accelerate preparations for the quantum computing era, warning that today’s encryption systems could be broken sooner than many expect and outlining the company’s own commitments to post-quantum security.
The call to action comes in a new Google blog post by Kent Walker, president of global affairs at Google and Alphabet, and Hartmut Neven, founder and lead of Google Quantum AI. The executives write that quantum computing as both a transformative scientific tool and a looming cybersecurity risk. According to the authors, the same machines expected to drive advances in drug discovery, materials science and energy could also undermine the public-key cryptography that protects financial transactions, private communications and classified data.
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