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December 14, 2024

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Government watchdog urges ONCD to coordinate national strategy for post-quantum cryptography migration

By Jacob Livesay / November 22, 2024

The Office of the National Cyber Director should take the lead on federal efforts to move to post-quantum cryptography by developing a national strategy for defending against quantum-enabled cyber threats, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

“Various federal entities have developed documents that inform a national strategy for addressing this threat. But the strategy lacks details and nobody's in charge of implementing it,” the report says. GAO directs ONCD to “lead the coordination of the U.S....


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