Challenges to protecting information and systems from the massive processing power of quantum computers will be the focus of a workshop that the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing will co-host in Toronto next week.
The technology industry is now facing a Y2Q — years to quantum — challenge. The current deadline is estimated to be 10 years. All security dependent on existing standards is vulnerable.
At the 4th annual ETSI/IQC Workshop on Quantum-Safe Cryptography experts will discuss the growing relevance of the topic of quantum-safe cryptography to CIOs and other executives responsible for the security systems and data that need to be upgraded with new, quantum-resistant solutions.
The workshop will feature researchers from universities in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia, and global companies including Microsoft, Cisco Systems, Intel, Amazon and Toshiba.
Date: Monday, September 19, 2016
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Toronto Hotel, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto
Highlights the first day include:
- An executive-level overview of the ways quantum computing will disrupt the IT landscape. Presented by Michele Mosca, co-founder of the Institute for Quantum Computing at Waterloo at 11:15 a.m.
- A panel discussion about the risk governments face. It will include experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, British Standards Institution and the Communications Security Establishment. It takes place at 12:00 p.m.
- A panel discussion with leading vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Intel about their approach to this massive increase in cyber vulnerability and planning for security enhancements. It takes place at 1:30 p.m.
