Quantum Won't Kill Encryption. It Never Has.
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If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn or at a cybersecurity conference in the last couple of years, you’ve seen the headlines. “Quantum computing will break all encryption.” “Your data is already at risk.” “The cryptographic apocalypse is coming.”
It makes for great conference talks and even better vendor marketing. But here’s the thing: encryption has always been broken. And every single time, we’ve replaced it with something stronger. The lifecycle of cryptographic algorithms isn’t a flaw in the system; it is the system. So why would quantum computing be any different?