The capabilities of quantum computing have been rapidly developing over the last decade, and are expected to mature over the next. By 2030, in fact, the industry widely expects commercial quantum computing offerings to be available in the mainstream.
While the business use cases of quantum computing are being contemplated, so too has the advent of this technology piqued the interest of cyber criminals who now prefer to retain – rather than discard – heavily encrypted data where possible. These groups are embracing the idea of ‘steal now, crack later’, which involves harvesting and storing encrypted data until quantum computing gives them the tools to access the information.
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