Security News > 2022 > August > CISA: Prepare now for quantum computers, not when hackers use them
Although quantum computing is not commercially available, CISA urges organizations to prepare for the dawn of this new age, which is expected to bring groundbreaking changes in cryptography, and how we protect our secrets.
Quantum computers are systems that harness quantum mechanics to perform much more powerful computations than are available today on systems that rely on binary computations.
Experts in the field widely accept that the currently experimental quantum computers will achieve superiority over conventional systems by the end of the decade and will quickly render them obsolete with subsequent capability leaps.
Yesterday, China's Baidu introduced "Qian Shi," an industry-level quantum supercomputer capable of achieving stable performance at 10 quantum bits of power.
Baidu also stated that it recently completed the design of a 36-qubit superconducting quantum chip with couplers, which threatens to surpass the strength of the leading American quantum machine, IonQ Aria, which tops at 20 qubits.
"Do not wait until the quantum computers are in use by our adversaries to act. Early preparations will ensure a smooth migration to the post-quantum cryptography standard once it is available," concludes the agency.