Emerging Trends

W1-2D. Quantum Reckoning: The Coming Day When Quantum Computers Breaks Cryptography

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Room 2DE

Description

Quantum computing is getting ready to break all traditional public key crypto, like RSA and Diffie-Hellman, and every secret it protects. This means that digital certificates, PKI, TLS, VPNs, Wi-Fi networks, and even most crypto-currencies are left unprotected in an instant. The only question is when it will happen. Many experts think it’s sooner than you think.

Learner Objectives

After this session learner will learn: • How Quantum computers are breaking today’s crypto • When it’s likely to happen • And what you can do to start preparing for it today