"EU Late to the Quantum Party, Report Warns"

A new report by the European Policy Center, a think center for European Union affairs, calls on companies and governments to act quickly to develop a comprehensive strategy for quantum readiness. Given the current rate of quantum computing research, a quantum computer capable of breaking modern cryptography is expected to be developed within the next two decades. According to the report's author Andrea G. Rodrguez, policymakers must plan and implement the technical and logistical actions necessary to be prepared for a world with quantum computers. Quantum computers could cause significant problems in digital communications by breaking public key cryptography algorithms widely used to securely send digital messages. When users visit a secure website, public key cryptography facilitates the exchange of a secret key for encrypting all communications between the user and the website. A quantum computer could reveal the secret key, enabling attackers to view all communications and potentially impersonate the user and the website. This article continues to discuss the need to develop strategies for quantum readiness.

IEEE Spectrum reports "EU Late to the Quantum Party, Report Warns"