25.08.2020 17:53

The Quantum Apocalypse is coming. Sound scary?  Well it can be. If you have information, systems, and devices that need to be kept secure and private, your organization needs to prepare.

Experts estimate that within the next 6-10 years, the cryptographic algorithms that are now the bedrock of the security technologies we use to protect almost every aspect of today’s connected industrial applications could be easily defeated by next-generation quantum computers. 

The inevitable day when quantum computing renders RSA and ECC encryption algorithms obsolete could be so crippling to society, that the security sector has deemed it the “Quantum Cryptographic Apocalypse.”  The hype isn’t unfounded. RSA and ECC encryption are used to secure every data source and system across industries: factories, data farms, utilities, ecommerce and banking systems, transportation, communication networks, and much more.

Yes, quantum computers are big, large, complex, and expensive systems that, at first, will only be affordable for major international technology organizations. However, their use can then spread to various nation states, and eventually to cyber criminals and hackers.

The good news is that there are steps that the manufacturing and tech industries can take now.

Read the entire article here https://www.embedded-computing.com/home-page/how-to-protect-embedded-systems-from-the-quantum-apocalypse

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