What is the "Wrath of the Quantum Computer" and Should We Fear It?

 Quantum Disaster: What is the "Wrath of the Quantum Computer" and Should We Fear It?

Imagine a world where 'encrypted' or secret and sensitive files are suddenly opened, and anyone can read anyone's secrets!

What is the "Wrath of the Quantum Computer" and Should We Fear It?

Such a possible situation is called 'quantum apocalypse'.

Simply put, quantum computers work very differently from computers developed in the last century. These computers can be many times faster than today's computers.

That is, while it takes many years for ordinary computers to open a locked file of today's computers, quantum computers will be able to do this in a matter of seconds.

Now imagine that if someone had this quantum computer, he would be able to enter any secret system in the world today, be it a bank or an army. This scene is called quantum destruction.

Such computers may be able to solve all kinds of problems facing humanity. The UK government is investing in the National Quantum Computing Center in Harwell, Oxfordshire, and is doing so in the hope that research in this area will revolutionize.

But there is a dark side to it.

Data thief

Several countries, including the United States, China, Russia, and the United Kingdom, are working hard to develop such superfast quantum computers, and are investing heavily in this area to outperform each other strategically or defensively in the world of cybersecurity. Can take

Every day, large amounts of information encrypted, including information about you and me encrypted data, are being collected without our permission and stored in data banks.

All of this information is ready for the day when data thieves will be able to decrypt it with the help of quantum computers or solve the entanglement of this information.

"Everything we do on the Internet today, from online shopping to bank transfers, comments on social media and everything we do," says Harry Owen, chief strategy officer at Post Quantum. Everything is encrypted or encrypted on the computer.

"But once a functional quantum computer is created, it will be possible to break that encryption." Whoever made it could almost immediately acquire the ability to clear bank accounts, completely paralyze the government's defense system and shake up bitcoin wallets.

A prediction has been made by Elias Khan, chief executive of Quantum, a Cambridge and Colorado company. "With the advent of quantum computers, most existing methods of encryption will become obsolete," he says.

"Quantum computers are a threat to our way of life," he says.

Quantum proofing

Is this really possible? That sounds like a complete disaster. If so, why haven't we heard much about it?

The answer is yes, if no precautions are taken then the situation can get really serious. An official at the British Ministry of Defense, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "If we do not take steps to avoid this, there could be harm."

In practice, efforts to avoid this situation have already begun and have continued for many years. All official data or records that fall into the category of 'top secret' in the UK are already 'post quantum'.

That is, they are being recorded using new forms of encryption, which researchers expect to be "quantum proof".

Angela Merkel stands next to two men in front of a complex, somewhat messy array of pipes and wires

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to understand a complex circuit

Big technology companies like Google, Microsoft, Intel and IBM are also working on this solution. In addition, more companies such as Quantum and Post Quantum are conducting research in this regard.

Most importantly, the post-quantum cryptography 'Beauty Parade' is currently taking place at the US National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) near Washington DC.

It aims to develop a standard defense strategy that will protect industry, government, educational institutions and key national infrastructure from the dangers of "quantum fury."

Quantum computing is expensive and labor intensive, and the process is intense. Developing 'Quantum Safe Algorithms' or algorithms that are secure from quantum computers is one of the major security challenges of our time.

But experts say that if you sit idly by for fear of these problems, then there is no solution to this problem.