Articles filed in category 'Quantum Computing'

  • Q-Day: Is Your Data Safe?

    By: Alexander Pirker

    Last updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

    Published in: CODE Magazine: 2026 - May/June

    Alex examines the urgent threat quantum computing poses to RSA, elliptic curve, and symmetric encryption—and why the clock is already ticking. Using Shor's and Grover's algorithms as a framework, the article makes the case for transitioning to quantum-resistant cryptography before Q-Day renders both current and historical encrypted data vulnerable.