The quantum industry has spent years debating Q-Day » the point at which a cryptographically relevant quantum computer can break the public-key systems protecting digital communications, identities and software. The date matters. But it is the wrong deadline for most organisations.

No board can schedule investment around a date that remains fundamentall…

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For years, the story around quantum computing and cyber security has been relatively simple: one day, sufficiently capable quantum computers may be able to break much of the public-key cryptography that protects the internet, financial systems, software updates and sensitive communications.

That threat is real. But it is no longer the whole story.

A newer…

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The United Kingdom has made a notable intervention in the global effort to commercialize quantum technology. In June, the government committed £10 million to create the Quantum Standards Network (QSN), a national initiative managed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s national metrology institute. It brings together government, industry, …

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