Quantum computers pose security threats, report says
The Hindu
Attackers can copy users' encrypted data now and decrypt it once they have access to a quantum computer.
Quantum computers can break many of the encryption algorithms currently used to protect sensitive data, bringing along new security threats with them, according to a report by MIT Technology Review.
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Attackers can copy users' encrypted data now and decrypt it once they have access to a quantum computer. Researchers are trying to develop new encryption algorithms to protect from this “harvest now and decrypt later” strategy of attackers. If organisations do not plan the transition now, it will increase the risk of accidental incidents, the report said.