Quantum resilience will define the next generation of trust

By Ruchin Kumar – VP, South Asia, Futurex

We’ve spent the better part of two decades building digital systems on the bedrock of encryption. And for years, we’ve trusted encryption to quietly do its job, safeguarding data, securing transactions, underpinning trust. But that bedrock is now shifting, and trust is being tested the future of computing. Because the assumptions these systems are built on, about what can and can’t be solved, are being rewritten by quantum computing.

Quantum computers aren’t science fiction anymore. They’re progressing fast enough that global institutions, standards bodies and even national governments are beginning to redraw the rules. It’s not a question of if quantum computers will upend traditional encryption methods like RSA and ECC. It’s a question of when, and when it happens, entire systems of financial networks, national ID platforms, health records and communications could be exposed. Recognising ...