Washington D.C. is set to host the most anticipated event in the quantum technology sphere: Quantum.Tech USA on April 25-26. This pivotal conference, held for the first time in the nation’s capital, promises to be a gathering of the brightest minds in quantum technology, drawing experts from government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and global enterprises.
Although quantum technologies are still in the early stages, exciting work is happening in Europe, where quantum tech provides secure communications on the ground. Groups led by the European Commission will extend them into space to develop complementary networks of distant nodes.
The U.K.’s network of prestigious universities has always made the country fertile ground for research and innovation.
Scott Bledsoe, CEO at Theon, said while passing of the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act is a symbolic move in the right direction, it may be just a little too late.
KT to collaborate with Hanwha Systems to develop and promote the commercialization of laser-based wireless quantum cryptography communication for aviation and space in the 6G era.
Maybe this will be the new standard method for securing sensitive data and protecting it from malicious cyberattacks, especially those coming from quantum computers?
Quantum-safe cryptography is reckoned to replace modern encryption and safeguard future sensitive data from quantum hacking.
Quantum computing is a new strategic technology with wide-reaching implications. The ability to solve problems and perform calculations that no existing classical computer can, or ever will be able to, opens a plethora of strategic opportunities and challenges.
The main security benefit behind QKD is the ability of the two communicating parties to detect any attempt to read the quantum state of a photon while it is in the fiber via eavesdropping techniques.
SK broadband, a broadband internet service operator in South Korea, has applied quantum cryptography communication technology to a newly established national convergence network as a perfect firewall against eavesdropping or hacking attacks to steal national confidentiality and information.
