Quantum Revolution 2025: Unhackable Encryption, Superspeed Computing & the 6G Quantum Future
Post-Quantum Cryptography: Securing the Internet Against Quantum Attacks In 2025, the race is on to rebuild our digital security before quantum computers can crack it. Modern encryption protocols like RSA and ECC – which protect everything from online banking to emails – could be rendered obsolete by a powerful quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm. Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) refers to new cryptographic algorithms designed to resist quantum attacks while still running on conventional computers csrc.nist.gov csrc.nist.gov. After a 7-year global competition, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized its first PQC standards in August 2024 nist.gov. These include