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Quantum security cryptography
- Topic: Cyber for good
- Time: 18.02.2025, 13:30 to 14:15
- Location: Tech Stage
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What if suddenly every encrypted state secret can be cracked? Quantum computers are on the rise, and experts are certain that within this decade there will be quantum computers that can crack all the cryptographic algorithms used today, leaving sensitive data and digital infrastructure completely unprotected.
What can be done? The magic word is “quantum-resistant” or “quantum-safe” cryptography. This aims to replace the hardware or software of the cryptographic systems currently in use in order to protect data and information in the future. Sounds complicated? It is!
Speaker
Dr. Marc Ph. Stoecklin
Marc Ph. Stoecklin is a Principal Research Scientist and head of the Security Research department at IBM Research in Zurich. He co-leads IBM’s research strategy on quantum-safe cryptography, with a particular focus on cryptographic algorithms, cryptography implementations, and migration plans and tooling. He holds a PhD degree in Computer, Communication, and Information sciences from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.