How is the US Government addressing quantum risks?

The US Government is addressing quantum risks by issuing warnings and implementing initiatives, such as the National Quantum Initiative Act and the National Cybersecurity Strategy, to develop strategies, standards, and technologies that counteract quantum threats and promote quantum research and security.

What is Quantum Entropy?

Entropy is a measure of randomness in a system, and quantum entropy is randomness based on quantum sources. Qrypt uses sensitive measurement electronics on different types of quantum sources to produce true random numbers.

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What is the "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL)?

Q: What is the "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL)?

HNDL involves adversaries collecting and storing encrypted data today, intending to decrypt it in the future when quantum computing capabilities, capable of breaking current encryption, become available.

“Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” is a significant concern in the realm of quantum threats. Adversaries employing this strategy are not selective about the data they harvest; they accumulate all possible encrypted data, even seemingly inconsequential bits of information. The anticipation is that, with future advancements in quantum computing and the ability to run algorithms that can crack current asymmetric encryption methods, they will be able to decrypt this stored data. This strategy is particularly alarming as it allows adversaries to decrypt not only the harvested data but also any future data transmitted using the same encryption keys, posing a substantial risk to data security across various sectors.

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