Quantum Computers: Safeguarding Data from Quantum Attacks

Algorithms deemed “ineffective” that are used as benchmarks to illustrate the capabilities of quantum computers can ironically also serve to safeguard your data.

Quantum computers pose a significant threat to existing encryption algorithms, as these algorithms rely on problems that classical computers struggle to solve, like identifying large factors. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could accomplish this, according to Bill Fefferman from the University of Chicago, Illinois, along with his colleagues who propose other devices…