What a giant leap forward, summarized in one announcement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The industry has been waiting for this for years—interoperable post-quantum cryptography (PQC) products are expected to appear quickly, enabling organizations to start using them.
Although no cryptographically relevant quantum computers are expected for some years, all information stored and transmitted today should be encrypted using PQC algorithms to prevent harvest-now, decrypt-later (HNDL) attacks. With that in mind, nobody should wait…