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The coming threat of super-powerful computers capable of cracking today’s algorithms requires upgrading encryption now. Tech companies have begun building defenses.
August 21, 2026
Chip makers are baking post-quantum cryptography acceleration into hardware as the threat of quantum systems breaking current encryption rises.
The technology is still years away from the general market, but defenders are concerned about harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks that could build up stores of data until quantum computing becomes more widely available to exploit it. Security professionals and regulators encourage organizations to begin future-proofing now, and some key players are acting.
