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Google Warns Quantum Threats Are Imminent, Urges Rapid Encryption Overhaul

Today, Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Google and Alphabet, published a policy brief warning attackers are hoarding encrypted data now to decrypt later and urging governments to mandate post-quantum cryptography .
With quantum hardware advancing faster than predicted, the National Institute of Standards and Technology finalized the first quantum-resistant encryption algorithms in 2024, shifting post-quantum cryptography from research to policy priority.
Technically, Google is deploying NIST-aligned ML-KEM across its infrastructure and Chrome, having prepared since 2016 and targeting production PQC migration completion in 2026.
Enterprises, governments and security architects have roughly 12-24 months to deploy PQC, with critical systems needing migration within 18 months and banks and healthcare facing regulator and audit pressure.
Re-Architecting core systems will mean updating certificate chains, key management systems, and authentication protocols, raising costs for non-cloud infrastructure while boosting demand for Fortanix, Zymbit, and major cloud providers.

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Migrating from Traditional Algorithms to Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Your Organization Needs to Know

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Quantum Physicists Took a Big Step Towards a Hack-Proof Internet

Chinese scientists have sent data 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) away using quantum cryptography based on entangled atoms. The achievement helps bring quantum technology from the lab to everyday life and is a major step towards a hack-proof internet.

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China achieves tamper-proof quantum communication over 100km with single atoms

Physicist Pan Jianwei and his team said their study helped to close the gap between the experimental and real-world applications.

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A hack-proof internet? Quantum encryption could be the key

Team in China sends data with entangled atoms, neutralizing backdoor hardware threats

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Google Warns that Current Encryption Is Vulnerable to Quantum Computing

The company behind the internet search engine warned that delaying the preparation of quantum computing only increases the risks. Read more

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Harvest now, decrypt later: Why today’s encrypted data isn’t safe forever

Harvest now, decrypt later attacks involve collecting encrypted data today to break it with quantum computers tomorrow — posing a silent, long-term threat.

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