Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum information sciences, pose both benefits and risks for government agencies. Experts highlight the challenges associated with legacy systems that hinder the integration of new technologies, specifically quantum cryptography, complicating the maintenance of security protocols. Leaders stress the importance of considering future encryption algorithms when building government systems to safeguard against potential vulnerabilities from quantum computing. The concept of 'harvest now, decrypt later' is concerning, making robust software and hardware essential for defense against evolving cyber threats.
AI and quantum are double-edged sword here. It's a tool. This is not some magic thing.
If you're building a system now, you should be thinking about the encryption algorithms that you're using that are going to, you know, help protect you in 10 years.
These are the kind of forward-thinking things that we need to be thinking about, as well as how to secure our own existing systems.
Ensuring government software and hardware is up to par is critical for defending against the 'harvest now, decrypt later' strategy.
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