’Ready or not, quantum technology is here’

To many people, quantum technology still seems like science fiction or what we will only encounter in the distant future. But in his inaugural lecture at the University of Twente, Pepijn Pinkse talks about quantum technology that already exists now and about future ones that threaten our encryption methods. This is why he argues to prepare ourselves now: "The best moment to get quantum security in place was three years ago. The second best moment is now." A real or "universal" quantum computer threatens much of our modern cryptography. Payment transactions, encrypted internet and other forms of digital security are at risk. This quantum computer must operate with error correction to work well enough. This is not happening yet but the moment it will is getting closer.