"Cloudflare's Post-quantum Cryptography Protects Almost a Fifth of the Internet"

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) estimates that quantum computers will be able to decrypt public key algorithms on April 14, 2030. Although many organizations are waiting for post-quantum threats to become tangible before taking action, other providers, such as Cloudflare, are already responding with quantum-safe solutions. The Content Delivery Network (CDN) giant has announced the availability of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) support for all websites and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) served via its network. This effort will implement quantum computer-proof encryption for all sites that use Cloudflare, which, according to W3Techs, accounts for 19.1 percent of all websites. Cloudflare's commitment to PQC emphasizes the importance of enterprises taking the threat of malicious quantum computers seriously now. The announcement follows Cloudflare's release of the first Zero Trust SIM to secure mobile devices and a $1.25 billion funding program to help startups scale their businesses. Cloudflare is now the first CDN to support post-quantum Transport Layer Security (TLS) based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Cyber algorithm. Threat actors and nation-states can currently collect encrypted data with the intent of decrypting it once quantum computing advances. As quantum computers continue to improve, interest in PQC grows, with researchers predicting that the PQC market will be worth $476.83 million by 2030, growing at an 18.67 percent Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). Cloudflare is not the only company concerned about post-quantum threats as PQShield, which raised $20 million in funding earlier this year, is leveraging PQC to enable enterprises to develop secure cryptographic solutions for messaging platforms, apps, and mobile technologies. This article continues to discuss Cloudflare's launch of PQC support as well as the expected growth of the PQC market.

VB reports "Cloudflare's Post-quantum Cryptography Protects Almost a Fifth of the Internet"