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Before it's too late: What every board member should know about Quantum | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · · 1416 words · By ESTI PESHIN
Technological Urgency Risk Management Quantum Security Governance
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Today's most widely used encryption - the RSA and elliptic-curve algorithms that protect your internet traffic, banking transactions, and digital signatures - relies on mathematical problems that classical computers cannot solve in a reasonable time.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that RSA and ECC rely on mathematical problems (factoring large primes and discrete logarithms) that are computationally infeasible for classical computers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Current encryption algorithms rely on mathematical problems that are computationally infeasible for classical computers to solve within a reasonable timeframe. RSA, for example, relies on the difficul…
https://master-spring-ter.medium.com/preparing-for-the-quant…
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web search NEUTRAL — Modern encryption relies on mathematical problems that are computationally infeasible for classical computers to solve — most notably the factoring of large prime numbers (RSA) and elliptic curve disc…
https://techdailycare.com/quantum-computing-encryption-futur…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quantum computers have the potential to solve complex problems that are intractable for classical computers.Widely used encryption methods like RSA and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) rely on the di…
https://connectcx.ai/quantum-resistant-cryptography-preparin…
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“A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could crack these problems.”
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No specific evidence was provided in the search results for this claim, although it is a widely accepted theoretical premise in quantum computing.
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“PQC runs on your existing hardware and existing networks.”
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The claim states PQC runs on existing hardware/networks. However, one source explicitly states that transitioning to PQC-compatible algorithms 'requires major updates to both hardware and software,' contradicting the idea that it simply 'runs' on existing infrastructure without modification.
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web search NEUTRAL — Post-quantum cryptography (PQC), sometimes referred to as quantum-proof, quantum-safe, or quantum-resistant, is the development of cryptographic algorithms (usually public-key algorithms) that are cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-quantum_cryptography
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web search NEUTRAL — Challenges in implementing post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Summary: Focus on the now with an eye on the future.Transitioning these systems to PQC-compatible algorithms requires major updates to both …
https://www.teamviewer.com/fr-mea/insights/how-tech-companie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Network Analysis: Detecting network traffic that relies on obsolete cryptography using network probes. Migration Management: Providing an end-to-end view of the post-quantum transition, often based on…
https://www.riskinsight-wavestone.com/en/2026/03/radar-2026-…
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“In 2024, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published the first three finalized PQC standards, after an eight-year global competition.”
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While the evidence confirms NIST is a US agency that sets standards, the provided search results do not specifically mention the publication of the first three finalized PQC standards in 2024 or the eight-year competition duration.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST'…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Standard…
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web search NEUTRAL — NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
https://www.nist.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance econo…
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/national-institute-of-standards…
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“QKD sends encryption keys encoded in individual photons.”
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Multiple sources confirm that QKD uses quantum states (photons) to create and distribute encryption keys.
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web search NEUTRAL — Quantum key distribution is used to produce and distribute only a key, not to transmit any message data. This key can then be used with any chosen encryption algorithm to encrypt (and decrypt) a messa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_key_distribution
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web search NEUTRAL — Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a method for creating and sharing secret encryption keys using the principles of quantum mechanics. It relies on quantum states that change when observed, allowing an…
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/quantum-key-dist…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). Delivering provably secure networking for the quantum computing age. Share.Quantum Key Distribution technology uses the laws of quantum physics to create and distribute…
https://www.toshiba.eu/quantum/products/quantum-key-distribu…
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“QKD requires dedicated fiber infrastructure or satellite links, works over limited distances without repeaters, and is quite expensive to deploy at scale.”
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Three independent sources confirm that QKD requires dedicated fiber/satellite infrastructure, has distance limitations (e.g., <200km or 60-150km), and is expensive to deploy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Reality: QKD requires dedicated fibre infrastructure (typically < 200 km without trusted repeaters), is expensive, and provides only key exchange — not authentication. For 99% of security teams, post-…
https://ringsafe.in/quantum-key-distribution-qkd-hype-vs-rea…
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web search NEUTRAL — QKD requires dedicated optical fiber or satellite channels, single-photon emitters, and ultra-sensitive detectors. It also suffers from distance limitations, transmission instability, and high setup c…
https://acsmi.org/blogs/quantum-computing-amp-cybersecurity-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Direct fiber QKD has a practical range of about 60-150 km. Beyond that, networks of trusted nodes or satellite links extend reach globally. While key rates are lower than data throughput, they are mor…
https://www.idquantique.com/quantum-safe-security/quantum-ke…
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“Google and Cloudflare have both publicly committed to completing their PQC migrations by 2029.”
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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that Google and Cloudflare have set 2029 as the deadline for their PQC migrations.
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web search NEUTRAL — Although security experts have long estimated such a date could arrive in the mid-2030s, both Google and Cloudflare have now officially set deadlines for their own post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migr…
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2026/google--cloudflare-want-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Google and Cloudflare have both committed to completing their PQC migrations by 2029, while Meta’s publication provides the first detailed look at how a company managing billions of users approaches t…
https://postquantum.com/security-pqc/meta-pqc-migration-fram…
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web search NEUTRAL — Finally, treat Google’s 2029 PQC deadline as a prompt to plan rather than as an immediate operational emergency. Begin inventorying where public keys are exposed, identify custodial and signing workfl…
https://miningnews.live/en/article/google-quantum-estimates-…
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“The US government has issued mandates for federal agencies [regarding quantum readiness roadmaps].”
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Evidence from a White House Memo and other sources indicates the US government is urging federal agencies to prepare roadmaps for PQC algorithms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Are they quantum-vulnerable? Is there a roadmap for supporting PQC algorithms? In some cases, agencies might find that a mission-critical system relies on a third-party product that only supports lega…
https://postquantum.com/quantum-policy/m-23-02-pqc/
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web search NEUTRAL — Prepare for post-quantum mandates with a practical checklist covering PKI, crypto-agility, compliance and vendor readiness.
https://www.codegic.com/pqc-readiness-hub/pqc-standards-and-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The EU's quantum roadmap mandates that high-risk financial systems complete PQC transition by 2030.The NIST NCCoE has published detailed PQC migration practice guides specifically addressing these bot…
https://dev.to/leo_pechnicki/the-cryptographic-cliff-post-qu…
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“IBM, Google, and a range of well-funded startups are already offering early quantum computing access to enterprise clients.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to verify the current offering of quantum computing access by IBM, Google, and startups to enterprise clients.
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