Why Quantum Readiness is not a one and done exercise

World Quantum Readiness Day is all about raising awareness of the need to prepare for, the point at which quantum computers become powerful enough to break public-key cryptography.

But, while it’s imperative that organizations take steps to move to the new core standards i.e.

New quantum resilient algorithms require increased memory and CPU resources.

“Harvest now, decrypt later” (HNDL) attacks which see threat actors collect “persistent-value” encrypted data today with the expectation that future quantum capabilities will allow them to decrypt it.

However, if they can’t verify their compatibility, this will have a detrimental impact on plans and delay migration, so make supplier engagement, vendor roadmaps, and contractual requirements part of quantum readiness planning from the start.