Policy56 mOctober 3, 2026, 15:18

NSA accelerates post-quantum cryptography rollout to 2027

The US National Security Agency has moved its post-quantum cryptography deadline for National Security Systems to 2027, ahead of Cloudflare, Google and Microsoft, which target 2029. The agency cites the growing quantum threat to RSA and ECC encryption.

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