UK s digital defences need colossal overhaul for quantum era
Get the Full StoryBritain requires a colossal overhaul of its cybersecurity systems to defend against future quantum computers, the UK s National Cyber Security Centre NCSC warned this week. Speaking at the CYBERUK conference in Manchester, the body s CTO Ollie Whitehouse urged organisations to start preparing now for a sweeping transformation in how digital security is built and maintained warning of grave consequences if they don t. Quantum computers, once they reach a certain power threshold, could render current encryption methods obsolete. They could break security protocols that protect everything from financial transactions and medical records to military communications. A critical part of preparing This story continues at The Next WebShare: