Opinion

July 1, 2021

The only answer to the quantum cybersecurity threat is quantum

Cambridge Quantum looks at what the cybersecurity threat of quantum means for blockchain technology.


Duncan Jones

5 min read

Imagine a technology that could undo all encryption on the internet. It would be impossible to trust any information communicated, impossible to verify any identity. The security of our society and our economies would crumble.

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