While not yet powerful enough to break conventional cryptography, experts warn of “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks where adversaries store encrypted data today to decrypt it once quantum technology matures. This approach provides comprehensive protection against the looming threat of quantum computer attacks on today’s encrypted communications, establishing a new baseline for internet security. The initiative, which builds on Cloudflare’s research into post-quantum cryptography since 2017, addresses growing concerns about the vulnerability of conventional encryption methods to quantum computing attacks. The urgency is underscored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) November 2024 announcement setting a timeline to phase out RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) by 2030 and completely disallow these conventional algorithms by 2035. Cyber Security News is a Dedicated News Platform For Cyber News, Cyber Attack News, Hacking News & Vulnerability Analysis. “Our mission is simple: we want every Cloudflare customer to have a clear path to quantum safety,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO at Cloudflare. Kaaviya is a Security Editor and fellow reporter with Cyber Security News. Quantum computers pose an existential threat to current cryptographic standards that secure internet communications. She is covering various cyber security incidents happening in the Cyber Space.
This Cyber News was published on cybersecuritynews.com. Publication date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:25:17 +0000