In a race against time, security chiefs from the United States and China are grappling with the potential threat posed by quantum computers to their respective secrets.
Quantum Defen5e (QD5), a Canadian cybersecurity firm, issued a warning to the US Department of Defense that current encryption methods could become obsolete by “Q-day,” potentially as soon as 2025. This alarming prediction has set off urgent efforts to protect sensitive information from being intercepted and decoded.