VentureBeat: ‘Harvest now, decrypt later’: Why hackers are waiting for quantum computing

https://venturebeat.com/security/harvest-now-decrypt-later-why-hackers-are-waiting-for-quantum-computing/

3 Comments

  1. You know what? Solar storms can flip some bits here and there, rendering all the encrypted information useless.

    Shit’s about to get funny. 🙂

  2. FaultElectrical4075 on

    Smart. Once quantum computing is available and even beforehand new security measures will overtake the old ones. Get the data while you still can

  3. not really. cryptoanalytic quantum computing is fantasy. probably closer to nuclear fusion on a livable mars colony than building a useful quantum computer.