Last Week in Quantum

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This is the show where we review this week’s News in the world of Quantum Computing and its impacts on the worlds of cybersecurity, AI, and more.

  1. Reality of AI Agents and when Store Now Decrypt Later Comes into Play

    10/17/2024

    Reality of AI Agents and when Store Now Decrypt Later Comes into Play

    Hosted by Rebecca Krauthamer, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer and Technology Officer of QuSecure Guest Speaker - Skip Sanzeri, Co-Founder and COO of QuSecure CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 0:12 Skip Sanzeri 1:30 What is an AI Agent? 3:50 What kinds of data are you seeing most at risk when it comes to sharing with these agents? 8:18 Store Now Decrypt Later - What are the implications? 10:34 Webinar with Horizon X Resources AI Agents Are The Future, And A Lot Is At Stake - https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/08/27/ai-agents-are-the-future-and-a-lot-is-at-stake/

    11 min
  2. Best Performing Qubits on Record | Google says its quantum computer reduces errors | September 2024

    09/26/2024

    Best Performing Qubits on Record | Google says its quantum computer reduces errors | September 2024

    Hosted by Bill Roth with Brandon Dennis from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Elizabeth Green, SVP of Customers and Ecosystems from QuSecure CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 1:15 Microsoft announces the best-performing logical qubits on record 1:50 build quantum computers with logical qubits and low error rates 6:00 Google says its quantum computer reduces errors 6:50 Timeline for cryptanalytically relevant quantum computer Resources Microsoft announces the best performing logical qubits on record and will provide priority access to reliable quantum hardware in Azure Quantum - https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2024/09/10/microsoft-announces-the-best-performing-logical-qubits-on-record-and-will-provide-priority-access-to-reliable-quantum-hardware-in-azure-quantum/ Google says its quantum computer reduces errors in a major breakthrough - https://readwrite.com/google-quantum-computer-reduces-errors/

    11 min
  3. Emerging Importance of Hybrid Computing, PQC Migration, Why Fed Gov's Push to Move to Post Quantum

    09/11/2024

    Emerging Importance of Hybrid Computing, PQC Migration, Why Fed Gov's Push to Move to Post Quantum

    Hosted by Bill Roth with Brandon Dennis from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Elizabeth Green, SVP of Customers and Ecosystems from QuSecure CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 0:35 Quantum Computers Could Help Hackers Defeat Encryption 1:21 What the upgrade cycle looks like as we transition to PQC? 4:23 IBM’s Big Bet on the Quantum-Centric Supercomputer 5:00 What is hybrid computing? 7:48 New NIST post-quantum cryptography standards with OMB’s Nick Polk 8:19 Federal Government putting effort into moving to post-quantum cryptography Resources - Quantum Computers Could Help Hackers Defeat Encryption. Here's How to Protect Your Data - https://www.inc.com/jennifer-conrad/quantum-computers-could-help-hackers-defeat-encryption-heres-how-to-protect-your-data.html IBM’s Big Bet on the Quantum-Centric Supercomputer - https://spectrum.ieee.org/ibm-quantum-computer-2668978269 Breaking down the new NIST post-quantum cryptography standards with OMB’s Nick Polk - https://fedscoop.com/radio/nick-polk-omb-nist-post-quantum-cryptography-standards/ QuSecure Insights on Hybrid Post-Quantum TLS - https://www.qusecure.com/cryptographic-agility-for-control-over-hybrid-post-quantum-tls/

    12 min
  4. 2024 NIST PQC Standardization, What to do next? Critical Infrastructure needs to be Quantum-Safe

    08/30/2024

    2024 NIST PQC Standardization, What to do next? Critical Infrastructure needs to be Quantum-Safe

    Hosted by Bill Roth with Brandon Dennis from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Dave Krauthamer, CoFounder and CEO from QuSecure CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 0:26 Dave Krauthamer 0:40 Bill Roth for Water District 2 in Santa Clara County 1:05 Highlights of Quantum News 1:40 NIST PQC Standardization 2:05 Highlights of NIST PQC Standardization Announcement 7:35 Importance of protecting critical infrastructure 8:22 Quantum threat is real - necessary for the future 8:33 Genesis Water Systems - Post Quantum Secured 10:13 Direct threat to devices that control things all around us 11:48 DARPA invites quantum computing firms to proposers day for new benchmarking initiatives 12:17 Why is the US Government showing so much interest in quantum? Resources Vote for Bill - https://electbillroth.com/ National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards - https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/08/nist-releases-first-3-finalized-post-quantum-encryption-standards The Quantum Insider - DARPA Invites Quantum Computing Firms to Proposers Day for New Benchmarking Initiative - https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/08/17/darpa-invites-quantum-computing-firms-to-proposers-day-for-new-benchmarking-initiative/ Genesis Systems - PQC Safe - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/qusecure_in-wake-of-us-water-system-attacks-qusecure-activity-7204570331187937281-8l1m?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

    16 min
  5. POV: The Quantum Threat to Blockchain – Ensuring Your Digital Assets

    08/12/2024

    POV: The Quantum Threat to Blockchain – Ensuring Your Digital Assets

    Hosted by Rebecca Krauthamer, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer and Technology Officer from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Anastasia Marchenkova, Quantum Expert, Investor in Deep Tech and Next-Gen Computing CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 0:14 Anastasia Marchenkova 3:22 How should executives who utilize blockchain or crypto currency be thinking about the quantum threat? 5:03 Step 1: Find out where the gaps are within your infrastructure 6:00 Step 2: What does the upgrade path look like and how long does that take? 8:00 Use Cases for Store Now Decrypt Later and Q Day 8:28 Use Cases for Store Now Decrypt Later aka Harvest Now Decrypt Later 11:25 Regulators thinking about security for block-chain technology 12:45 Hybrid Algorithms 15:20 What should I be thinking about if I own cryptocurrency or use blockchain based services? Tune in to our webinar - PayPal & QuSecure - https://www.qusecure.com/paypal-and-qusecure-protecting-payments-against-quantum-and-ai/

    20 min
  6. Investing into Quantum Development | Supporting Quantum Startups for I

    07/24/2024

    Investing into Quantum Development | Supporting Quantum Startups for I

    Hosted by Rebecca Krauthamer, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer and Technology Officer from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Laura Thomas, Former CIA Case Officer and Chief of Base CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 0:15 Laura Thomas 1:00 Chicago, Illinois lands federal partnership to develop quantum projects 1:25 Thoughts on investment to quantum testing facility 4:00 Emphasis on Developing Quantum - Policy Makers 8:00 Laura's journey to the quantum sector 10:20 Current state of quantum and where is it evolving News Mentioned- DARPA Plans To Establish Quantum-Testing Facility In Chicago With $140 Million Investment https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/07/17/darpa-may-establish-quantum-testing-facility-in-chicago-with-140-million-investment/ Pritzker announces federal partner for quantum computing campus https://www.wcia.com/news/state-news/pritzker-announces-federal-partner-for-quantum-computing-campus/

    13 min
  7. Quantum Artificial Intelligence and the Lead up to Sentient Computing

    07/01/2024

    Quantum Artificial Intelligence and the Lead up to Sentient Computing

    Hosted by Bill Roth with Brandon Dennis from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Dave Krauthamer, CoFounder and CEO from QuSecure CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum Forbes - The Future Of AI: Unleashing The Power Of Quantum Machine Learning Nature - A benchmarking study of quantum algorithms for combinatorial optimization Fundamental tipping point in history in regards to Quantum Quantum Artificial Intelligence - Sentient Computing Resources- - The Future Of AI: Unleashing The Power Of Quantum Machine Learning - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2024/06/24/the-future-of-ai-unleashing-the-power-of-quantum-machine-learning/ - A benchmarking study of quantum algorithms for combinatorial optimization - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41534-024-00856-3

    11 min
  8. Is Your Organization Quantum-Safe? Quantum at the Board Level

    06/06/2024

    Is Your Organization Quantum-Safe? Quantum at the Board Level

    Hosted by Bill Roth with Brandon Dennis from QuSecure Guest Speaker - Pete Ford, Head of Federal Operations at QuSecure, TEDx Speaker CHAPTERS 0:00 Last Week in Quantum 0:21 Pete Ford 0:55 The Quantum Clock is Ticking 2:30 Quantum, How should we think about this? 2:58 3 Lanes of Quantum 5:10 Address this at the board level 9:45 Cryptographic Inventory and Discovery 10:57 Observability 11:42 Transform 16:27 Quantum-Safe Champions Prioritize New Talent Resources- IBM Institute for Business Value - The Quantum Clock is Ticking: How Quantum Safe is your Organization? https://www.ibm.com/thought-leadershi... What is Crypto Agility - https://www.qusecure.com/cryptographi... White Paper - Secure Communications for Quantum and Beyond: Orchestrated Cryptography for Agility and Policy - https://www.qusecure.com/resources/or... What is Post-Quantum Cryptography? - https://www.qusecure.com/post-quantum...

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