The Great Digital Heist Is Already Underway
Now, you might think this is a problem for tomorrow. A decade away, perhaps. But the world’s less scrupulous organisations and nation states are not waiting around. They are playing a very patient game. Right now, they are hoovering up vast amounts of encrypted data, everything from corporate secrets to government communications, and storing it. They are harvesting now to decrypt later.
Think about that for a moment. Every bit of sensitive information being sent today, protected by current standards, is a ticking time bomb. Once a powerful quantum computer is switched on, that data could become an open book. This isn't just a nuisance, it’s a potential catastrophe for long term data security, which is why a new arms race has begun, not for weapons, but for quantum proof security.