On a cyber scare

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Whether the quantum threat will become real depends not only on the emergence of appropriate computers, but also on what data life cycle is important to the state and business. "McKinsey analysts predict the first quantum attacks as early as 2025-2026. In 2028-2030, the emergence of powerful quantum computers capable of cracking modern cryptographic schemes is predicted," he noted.

If the life cycle of data exceeds this time, it is time to think about how to protect this information, because traditional cryptography is not resistant to the quantum threat, Anton Guglya emphasized.

Until now, attacks on content writing service cryptographic algorithms have been rather rare, noted Roman Karpov, Director of Strategy and Technology Development at Axiom JDK. With the growing availability of quantum computing, attackers will be able to reduce the complexity of hacking many of the algorithms used today, he noted in a conversation with RSpectr.



- But there is no need to think that conventional means of protection will become useless, but many things will require updating. Today there is a promising direction for the development of stable cryptographic primitives and algorithms - post-quantum cryptography. Existing algorithms with increased key length and correct implementation of procedures for generating and installing session keys are used, new algorithms are being developed.

Many modern robust algorithms are already used in browsers and secure communication protocols, he said.

THE SAME TOOLS

Hackers do not have a monopoly on the latest technologies; they have access to the same equipment that is sold en masse on the market, noted Alexey Parfentyev, head of the analytics department at SearchInform, in a conversation with RSpectr.

Alexey Parfentiev, SearchInform:

– Not long ago, quantum PCs began to be offered on the consumer market, but in reality, this is more of an experiment that still has a long way to go in terms of evolution, which CPU and GPU processors have gone through. By the way, the latter were also considered a breakthrough for hacking tasks, but the world has not seen a mass problem because of them.

The spread of quantum computing devices on the consumer market will create problems for hackers, he is sure. Quantum cryptography is inherently the most stable, so the development of these technologies will be a blessing rather than a curse, the expert believes.

Ivan Chizhov, Deputy Head of the Cryptography Laboratory for Scientific Work at the Kryptonit Company, is confident that with the spread of quantum solutions.