How can organizations safeguard their data against quantum-enabled attacks before it’s too late? In this compelling talk, we’ll first explore the rapidly evolving landscape of post-quantum cryptography, highlighting the vulnerabilities of current encryption methods and the urgent need for quantum-resistant strategies to protect data from "harvest-now, decrypt-later" threat actors.
Next, we'll briefly review (in language comprehensible to non-cryptographers) some of the post-quantum cryptography approaches being developed and used by leading software vendors and researchers.
Finally, we will discuss strategies that enterprise security leaders can adopt to prepare for the quantum shift. We'll look at how to make use of NIST's post-quantum standards released in 2024, as well as other emerging best practices. Participants will learn practical steps to future-proof their security architecture.
Learning Objectives:
Understand and articulate to senior leadership the potential risk of quantum computing to traditional asymmetric encryption approaches, especially in light of thread actors capturing data now in order to decrypt it later.
Describe in non-technical language the main strategies to create robust post-quantum encryption algorithms and frameworks.
Understand and apply strategies for identifying and addressing risk related to quantum decryption, in order to lead their organization into a secure post-quantum future.
