The future of encryption in a post-quantum world

As quantum computing speeds edge closer to practical use, the ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ approach is already in motion with adversaries collecting encrypted data today, anticipating they'll be able to crack it tomorrow. But is enough being done to prevent it? New research from Forescout highlights the urgent need for organizations to prepare for a future where quantum-capable adversaries can break widely used cryptographic protocols. The report finds that only about six percent of all 186 million SSH servers on the internet already use quantum-safe encryption. Three quarters of OpenSSH versions on the internet still run versions released between 2015… [Continue Reading]