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Kirsty Paine

What Q Day means for your business and how to prepare

Quantum Chip.

There’s a ticking clock in the world of cybersecurity and it’s counting down to what experts call Q Day — the day when quantum computers will theoretically become powerful enough to break some of today's cryptographic methods, and render many existing encryption methods obsolete.

Or at least that’s the theory. In truth, nobody can predict with absolute accuracy when, or even if, quantum computers will reach the level of sophistication and practicality to manifest this threat. But that doesn’t mean businesses shouldn’t be thinking about it.

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