Google Sets 2029 Deadline for Quantum-Safe Security, Accelerating Global Race Toward Post-Quantum Cryptography

Google Sets 2029 Deadline for Quantum-Safe Security, Accelerating Global Race Toward Post-Quantum Cryptography

Google has redrawn one of the most important timelines in cybersecurity. The company now says it aims to be ready for “Q Day” by 2029, a milestone when quantum computers could break the cryptographic systems that underpin global digital trust.That shift compresses what many in the industry expected to be a longer runway. It also signals a sharper sense of urgency around post-quantum cryptography, or PQC, as governments, cloud providers, and soft…