Senate legislation would direct federal agencies to fortify against quantum computing cyber threats

Quantum Threat Looms: Tennessee, Michigan Senators Aim To Future-Proof U.S. Cybersecurity

Blackburn & Peters Lead Charge to Shield Sensitive Data from Next-Gen Cyberattacks as Quantum Computing Advances U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the federal government’s defenses against a looming cybersecurity crisis—powerful quantum computers capable of breaking today’s strongest encryption. The National Quantum Cybersecurity Migration Strategy Act would mandate …

Senate legislation would direct federal agencies to fortify against quantum computing cyber threats

A bipartisan pair of senators are introducing legislation Thursday that would direct a White House office to develop a strategy for reckoning with the cybersecurity ramifications of quantum computers, and require agencies to begin pilot programs on quantum-safe encryption. Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., say the National Quantum Cybersecurity Migration Strategy Act is meant to get ahead of rapidly advancing quantum com…