Quantum Computing Explained by Microsoft

[Demi-Q]

https://vimeo.com/372
Quantum computers don't work how you think

[ArVeeDee]

Apparently they try all answers at once... is that actually true or just marketing?

[John]

Can't argue with that. Proper useful that.

Small businesses will be the most exposed because they have the least capacity to respond.

[Ellie22]

Not sure I fully follow that part. I usually have to read something two or three times before it clicks properly.

Good to know, thanks.

NIST finalising the standards is the moment things need to accelerate from.

[Cheeky Blake]

There is a bit more to it than that I think. The fastest fix is often just checking what is running in the background and killing half of it.

Start there and see if it makes a difference.

Most organisations are not ready and probably cannot move fast enough even if they tried.

[FrostBear]

Hmm, not convinced. Cheers for sharing.

Harvest now decrypt later is the threat people are not taking seriously enough.

[Emma92]

That is the part most people skip over. The gap between what something says and what it means is often where the most interesting stuff lives.

Worth a longer look.

[Emma92]

Can't argue with that. Proper useful that. Small businesses will be the most exposed because they have the least capacity to respond.

That is the nuanced version of it. There is a kind of restraint in the best of this that is harder to achieve than it looks.

Glad this came up.

The timeline estimates keep getting revised and nobody seems to want to admit why.

[GameChanger]

Solid advice that. Not a life changer but it adds up.

[NatureBoy86]

There is a bit more to it than that I think. The fastest fix is often just checking what is running in the background and killing half of it

That checks out from what I have seen. Should sort it if the basics are fine.

The gap between the labs and deployment in the real world is still massive.

[Di87]

No real argument from me on that. Management makes as much difference as the players at this level.

Time will tell on this one.

The companies quietly working on PQC hardware are more interesting than the ones making headlines.