Quantum computing is advancing fast, and nations are racing to field the first machines powerful enough to break modern encryption. This race has direct consequences for the commercial space industry, ...

BTQ head of silicon product Sean Hackett details how quantum computers could break asymmetric encryption, impacting ...

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s ...

For years, the threat of quantum computing lived comfortably in the category of “interesting but distant,” but that comfort is gone.

Quantum resource estimates suggest encryption barriers may fall faster than expected Reduced qubit requirements bring theoretical attacks closer to practical reality Bitcoin’s cryptographic ...

Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require nearly the resources anticipated just a year or two ago, two independently ...

The Trump administration wants a useful quantum computer in two years. Microsoft wants one in three. Independent researchers ...

There is a slow-moving security crisis building beneath the surface of the digital world, and most people have ...

Advances in recent years suggest we are entering the Quantum Frontier Era. National security, science, economic competitiveness, and cybersecurity will all feel the impact.

This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the most promising applications of these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. Inside a ...

Algorand is the latest blockchain to plan a suite of updates to make it ready for cryptography-breaking quantum computers by ...

US President Donald Trump has ordered an accelerated push to develop quantum computers and expand their use across the US ...