G7 urges organizations to prepare for quantum cyber threats
G7 Cyber Security Working Group and CISA jointly urge organizations to begin migrating to post-quantum cryptography now, citing harvest-now-decrypt-later risk.
In a joint advisory, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and CISA recommend starting post-quantum cryptography migration immediately rather than waiting for quantum computers to break current encryption. They warn attackers can already harvest encrypted data for later decryption, threatening long-lived secrets such as government records and trade secrets. Organizations are told to inventory sensitive systems, prioritize them, and fold quantum-resistant upgrades into routine refresh cycles. The advisory follows a UK 2035 PQC roadmap and recent US executive orders on quantum preparedness.
- Advisory warns 'harvest now, decrypt later' exposes data today
- Prioritize systems holding sensitive or long-lived secrets
- Incorporate quantum-resistant crypto into routine upgrades
- UK targets full PQC transition by 2035 for finance and telecom
- Non-compliance could risk government contracts and competitiveness
- Organizations
- CISAG7 Cyber Security Working Group
- Countries
- United States
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Several of the world’s most powerful democracies are urging governments and companies to start preparing their systems for a future in which quantum computers could break widely-used forms of encryption. In a joint advisory released Thursday, the G7 Cyber Security Working Group and the U. S.
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