Metropolitan Digital

Men's Weekly


.

Is quantum computing a cybersecurity threat?

  • Written by Dorothy Denning, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
Is quantum computing a cybersecurity threat?More powerful computers could break today's most advanced encryption.Production Perig/Shutterstock.com

Cybersecurity researchers and analysts arerightlyworried that a new type of computer, based on quantum physics rather than more standard electronics, could break most modern cryptography. The effect would be to render communications as insecure as...

Read more: Is quantum computing a cybersecurity threat?

More Articles ...

  1. Drug development is no longer just for Big Pharma. Researchers at Bio-X explain
  2. The Fed cares when the stock market freaks out – but only when it turns into a bear
  3. What lies beneath: To manage toxic contamination in cities, study their industrial histories
  4. The Trump Foundation is shutting down, but the president and his family still could face liability
  5. How the 'Heat and Light' of 1968 still influence today: 3 essential reads
  6. Researching clergy sex abuse can take a heavy emotional toll: 3 essential reads
  7. Your deeply held beliefs may just be wrong – 5 essential reads
  8. The animal world is still awesome: 3 essential reads
  9. Remember, you're being manipulated on social media: 4 essential reads
  10. What's wrong with Huawei, and why are countries banning the Chinese telecommunications firm?
Metropolitan republishes selected articles from The Conversation USA with permission

Visit The Conversation to see more