PQC and AI: a perfect storm for cyber readiness?

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Artificial intelligence and post-quantum cryptography are often discussed as separate cybersecurity challenges.

One is immediate, visible and accelerating rapidly. The other feels more strategic, technical and distant. But for those responsible for protecting sensitive data, digital services and customer trust, the two are starting to collide.

Quantum Innovation: Balancing Opportunity, Risk and Cyber Security Readiness

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Quantum innovation is moving from theory to strategic reality, with the NCSC now strongly promoting its timeline for crypto readiness. Seen until comparatively recently as a dystopian, futuristic breakthrough, quantum computing and related quantum technologies are now becoming serious boardroom topics. Governments, technology companies and research institutions are investing heavily – in the hope that quantum systems could help solve problems that are too complex for classical computers.