Quantum Computing Advances Threaten Data Encryption; Urgent Action Needed to Adopt New Defenses

The Western world relies heavily on technology for critical infrastructure like healthcare, banking, communications that is vulnerable to cyberattacks
New quantum computing threatens to break current encryption methods that secure online systems
Quantum computers can efficiently crack cryptography like RSA encryption that secures much of today's internet communications
Adversaries are aggressively developing quantum computing and already harvesting encrypted data to decrypt later
Governments and companies should urgently adopt "quantum-resistant" encryption before quantum computers become powerful enough to decipher protected data