Big Tech Races to Quantum Safety as Cyber Threat Clock Ticks Down

Big Tech Races to Quantum Safety as Cyber Threat Clock Ticks Down

Forget software patches and firewalls. The threat of physics itself is kicking off what is perhaps the most consequential cybersecurity arms race in the digital era. Quantum Day (Q-Day), the moment when commercially available quantum computers can break widely used cryptographic systems, is no longer a distant hypothetical. It’s approaching faster than many firms expected, with Google now pushing a 2029 timeline for quantum-safe readin…