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Quantum Computing will render the history of the internet into a glass house, transparent and starkly vulnerable, for all those with the power to expose it and profit from their power. This power will not be democratized, and there will be no going back. We need to secure the world with the best means we now have at our fingertips to invoke the integrity upon which we will rely for our digital and physical security. We need to stop delegating privacy and security to others, and stop considering it an afterthought. We can fix this. We have the technology.
The lack of developer awareness of cybersecurity and cryptographic principles is evidence of a fractured profession. The most dangerous practitioners in the world, responsible for code and data pathways that mean life and death and money, possessing a remarkable and persistent ignorance for safety and integrity. But, rather than lay blame at the feet of those doing their best, we need to empower and educate these software and hardware experts to uphold new standards and assure us that integrity can be achieved and maintained. Our futures and our livelihood depend on delivering reliable and efficient systems and services that can scale without scaling in complexity and danger.
The new way is performant, simpler than existing algorithms and protocols, and intermediately complex to implement. However, the broadest changes required are in relinquishing old behaviors in IT organizations and developing better communications around strengths and weaknesses of entrenched technologies. Embracing a roadmap to replace insecure legacy authentication and cryptographic institutions is the first step, while strategic execution may prove to be easier than expected with the right partners, consultants, and project scopes.