Q-Day may sound like a cheerful event for Star Trek: The Next Generation fans, but it's actually a day that cybersecurity experts have been preparing for over the last few years. It marks the day when quantum computing advances to the point that it can break contemporary encryption methods safeguarding most of the Internet.
These encryption algorithms form the bedrock of the cryptography that secures your banking applications, internet chat rooms, and sensitive data from prying eyes.
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