RECENTLY, Chinese researchers announced that they have unveiled a method to break classic encryption using a quantum computer, which has alarmed IT industry experts on the future of cybersecurity. The singular breakthrough appears to demonstrate that the researchers found a way to crack the difficult computational problems behind cryptography, placing the security of most computer systems today at grave risk.
The initial reaction has been to point out that the West has fallen seriously behind in investments in quantum computing. The more cutting comment is that the announcement pushes back to an earlier time frame when quantum computers would become available than previously projected by 2030.
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