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Quantum Internet: The Next Generation of Secure Global Communication
Introduction The digital age has revolutionized how information is shared and secured across the globe. Yet, with increasing cyber threats and the rise of quantum computing itself, traditional internet security methods—largely based on classical encryption algorithms—are becoming increasingly vulnerable. In response, researchers and engineers are now envisioning and developing a Quantum Internet, a new…
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What is the Quantum Internet and Where Does It Stand Today?
Introduction: The Next Evolution of Connectivity As we move deeper into the quantum era, a new paradigm in communication is emerging—the Quantum Internet. Unlike today’s classical internet, which transmits bits of information in the form of 0s and 1s, the quantum internet leverages the fundamental properties of quantum mechanics—such as entanglement and superposition—to enable…
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Preparing Infrastructure for PQC Integration to Mitigate Hybrid Quantum Attacks
Introduction As quantum computing rapidly evolves from theoretical constructs to practical reality, traditional cryptographic systems face an unprecedented challenge. Classical public-key cryptographic algorithms such as RSA, ECC, and DH, which underpin most secure communications today, are vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm—a quantum technique capable of breaking these schemes in polynomial time. While fully capable quantum…
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First Critical Steps Toward Infrastructure Migration and PQC Adoption to Prevent Quantum Attacks
Introduction The rise of quantum computing poses an imminent threat to current cryptographic infrastructures. Algorithms like RSA, ECC, and DSA — the backbone of secure internet communications — are vulnerable to quantum attacks, especially from Shor’s algorithm, which can factor large integers and compute discrete logarithms exponentially faster than classical algorithms. As quantum hardware…
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Hardening Web2 Infrastructures with Post-Quantum Cryptography: Challenges and Roadmap for a Quantum-Resilient Future
Introduction As quantum computing steadily advances, traditional cryptographic algorithms that safeguard today’s internet — particularly Web2 systems — face the imminent threat of obsolescence. Web2 infrastructures, deeply reliant on RSA, ECC, and other public-key schemes, are highly vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm, which can efficiently break these cryptographic foundations once a sufficiently powerful quantum computer…