Executive Order 14409: Addressing National Security Threats from Quantum Computing and Cryptographic Attacks
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Executive Order 14409 addresses the national security threat posed by large-scale quantum computers, which could break widely used cryptographic systems. The order warns that adversaries may be collecting encrypted U.S. data now with the intent to decrypt it later once quantum computing becomes operational. It establishes policy to protect the nation's cryptographic security systems against these emerging threats.
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· 2 pulledThe advent of large-scale quantum computers, particularly in the hands of adversaries, will pose a significant threat to widely used cryptographic security systems.
Ongoing cyber activity against our Nation also presents the risk of adversaries collecting United States information now, and decrypting it later once large-scale quantum computers are operational.
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