Quantum Ready (Part 2): The Ticking Clock: How Quantum Computing Will Defeat RSA and ECC Encryption

Table of Contents

• The Lock on Our Digital World
• The Quantum Key: Shor's Algorithm
• The 'Harvest Now, Decrypt Later' Danger
• Conclusion

The Lock on Our Digital World

Asymmetric cryptography relies on problems that are easy forward, hard reverse.

The Quantum Key: Shor's Algorithm

Polynomial-time factoring on a fault-tolerant quantum computer breaks RSA/ECC.

The 'Harvest Now, Decrypt Later' Danger

Adversaries are stockpiling encrypted data today to decrypt tomorrow.

Conclusion

The clock is ticking—plan for PQC migration now.