Following new quantum computing research from Google Quantum AI and researchers at Oratomic, Caltech, and UC Berkeley, Google advanced its post-quantum migration timeline from 2035 to 2029.
In a recently published guest essay in The Last Watchdog, Rebecca Krauthamer, CEO and Co-Founder of QuSecure, urges organizations to begin migrating to post-quantum cryptography immediately, as the timeline for quantum risk and migration is shortening. She emphasizes that the key question is not when quantum computers will break current encryption, but how long organizations need to complete migration before that point arrives.
Key Insights
- Quantum systems are advancing the deadline for breaking today’s encryption faster than many organizations are prepared for.
- Organizations that start testing, piloting, and migrating early will reduce risk and build the expertise needed for the shift to post-quantum security.
- The threat is real: “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks compromise confidentiality as adversaries collect encrypted data today with the intent to decrypt it once quantum computers become capable.
- “Trust now, forge later” risks threaten integrity, as adversaries could eventually forge digital signatures and certificates when quantum capabilities become available.
Why This Matters
Post-quantum migration deadlines are accelerating, highlighting real threats posed by quantum computers. Applications, legacy systems, and infrastructure embed encryption everywhere, turning migration into a multi-year transformation. This guest essay pushes to make quantum security a board-level priority and 2029 a forcing function. Quantum readiness is no longer optional or theoretical; it is an operational deadline.
Read the Full Article
Read Rebecca Krauthamer’s full insights on Google’s deadline and the migration to quantum-safe cryptography in The Last Watchdog.
