Looking ahead, Google’s warning signals a pivotal shift in global cybersecurity, where the rapid advancement of quantum computing could render current encryption standards obsolete sooner than expected. While technical barriers remain, the growing consensus across industry and government suggests that the transition to post-quantum cryptography is no longer optional but urgent. Over the next decade, organizations that proactively modernize their security infrastructure will be better positioned to safeguard sensitive data against “store now, decrypt later” threats. Conversely, delayed action could expose critical systems to unprecedented vulnerabilities once large-scale quantum capabilities mature. Ultimately, the race between quantum computing breakthroughs and cryptographic adaptation will define the future resilience of digital trust worldwide.
Kinexity on
If this was said in 2019 it would be a credible thing to say (however unlikely).
Saying this in 2026 is either stupid or trying to capitalise on stupid investors who are willing to dump cash into a thing they don’t understand. Said statement being true would require technological leap on scale never seen before in any field.
Or the article title is clickbait which makes me just as unlikely to read it.
Trevor775 on
Yawn. “Something may happen in the future”
Let me know when it happens to AES 128
Sj_________ on
Probably the first thing which gets hacked is Satoshi’s wallet.
Kamsloopsian on
Quantum computing is the ultimate in hype, let’s see it in practical use before we hype it up. It’s vaporware. We all know what that is…. We need to stop with it.
DiezDedos on
“Quantum computers could hack everything in 3 years” says computer company
“AGI could change the world as we know it. Just a little while longer” says LLM CEO
“I could make a self driving car in the next 5 years, give or take” says the mars guy
anghellous on
Here we go again, more bullshit fearmongering to jack up stock price.
“Ohohohooo we’re gonna make a tech so good. Soo good it will be bad. Ohohohooo”
Get me off this ride man
MonoMcFlury on
That’s why PQC (post-quantum cryptography) is getting some traction now. And I think we will hear PQC more often in the public.
From what I’ve read, they are still a long way away from making a quantum computer that isn’t full of errors in its output. Plus, recently someone has theorized that there maybe an upper limit to the amount of qubits that can be entangled. This limit (if found to be true) means there will never be a quantum computer more powerful than the machines we have today!
PrivacyTinkerer on
the scary part isn’t 2029. it’s that governments are already storing encrypted traffic now to decrypt later. everything you send today is sitting in a warehouse waiting for the computer that can open it.
heytherepartner5050 on
Bold of google to assume we’ll actually make it to 2029 & still have computers honestly
odrea on
so we develop new and more robust encrypted systems?
right?…
right?!?!?!
Numai_theOnlyOne on
It’s not a warning, it’s marketing. It tells interested people “buy our products”, Google is well invested after all in quantum computing and probably very interested in hacking any encrypted system. That’s more data to gather, sell and train with.
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**Submission Statement**
Looking ahead, Google’s warning signals a pivotal shift in global cybersecurity, where the rapid advancement of quantum computing could render current encryption standards obsolete sooner than expected. While technical barriers remain, the growing consensus across industry and government suggests that the transition to post-quantum cryptography is no longer optional but urgent. Over the next decade, organizations that proactively modernize their security infrastructure will be better positioned to safeguard sensitive data against “store now, decrypt later” threats. Conversely, delayed action could expose critical systems to unprecedented vulnerabilities once large-scale quantum capabilities mature. Ultimately, the race between quantum computing breakthroughs and cryptographic adaptation will define the future resilience of digital trust worldwide.
If this was said in 2019 it would be a credible thing to say (however unlikely).
Saying this in 2026 is either stupid or trying to capitalise on stupid investors who are willing to dump cash into a thing they don’t understand. Said statement being true would require technological leap on scale never seen before in any field.
Or the article title is clickbait which makes me just as unlikely to read it.
Yawn. “Something may happen in the future”
Let me know when it happens to AES 128
Probably the first thing which gets hacked is Satoshi’s wallet.
Quantum computing is the ultimate in hype, let’s see it in practical use before we hype it up. It’s vaporware. We all know what that is…. We need to stop with it.
“Quantum computers could hack everything in 3 years” says computer company
“AGI could change the world as we know it. Just a little while longer” says LLM CEO
“I could make a self driving car in the next 5 years, give or take” says the mars guy
Here we go again, more bullshit fearmongering to jack up stock price.
“Ohohohooo we’re gonna make a tech so good. Soo good it will be bad. Ohohohooo”
Get me off this ride man
That’s why PQC (post-quantum cryptography) is getting some traction now. And I think we will hear PQC more often in the public.
https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Post-Quantum-Cryptography
From what I’ve read, they are still a long way away from making a quantum computer that isn’t full of errors in its output. Plus, recently someone has theorized that there maybe an upper limit to the amount of qubits that can be entangled. This limit (if found to be true) means there will never be a quantum computer more powerful than the machines we have today!
the scary part isn’t 2029. it’s that governments are already storing encrypted traffic now to decrypt later. everything you send today is sitting in a warehouse waiting for the computer that can open it.
Bold of google to assume we’ll actually make it to 2029 & still have computers honestly
so we develop new and more robust encrypted systems?
right?…
right?!?!?!
It’s not a warning, it’s marketing. It tells interested people “buy our products”, Google is well invested after all in quantum computing and probably very interested in hacking any encrypted system. That’s more data to gather, sell and train with.