How to Keep Ahead of the Quantum-Computing Threat

July 14, 2022

Quantum computers pose a significant threat to information security, and both the NCSC and the NSA agree that the best mitigation against it is post-quantum cryptography.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Electronic Design

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Quantum computers pose a significant threat to information security, and both the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and the National Security Agency (NSA) agree that the best mitigation against it is post-quantum cryptography. The NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Project began in 2016, and is now in its third and final selection round.

In early 2022, NIST will announce final, official standards, and within two to three years, we can expect these to become a requirement for anyone working with the U.S. government, and likely in other critical fields. PQShield is a leading contributor to the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process.

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About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.