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Quantum Computing Threatens the Security of Our Data. Can Microsoft Protect You?

Quantum Computing Threatens the Security of Our Data. Can Microsoft Protect You?

PCMag
At Build 2025, Microsoft detailed security solutions that protect against the growing threat of quantum computing to vital cryptographic methods. Let’s hope they’re enough to keep your online information safe for the long haul.

In 2024, Chinese researchers at Shanghai University determined that a quantum computer could crack popular encryption algorithms that VPNs, web browsers, and even government computers rely upon. That’s not a comforting thought, since most of …