Tech group encourages investment in quantum communications solutions to improve data security

Policymakers should support the development of quantum technologies to enable greater security for communication channels, according to the Information Technology Industry Council, as the U.S. moves forward with implementing safeguards against cyber risks associated with quantum computers.

The application of quantum properties can make communications technologies “ultra-secure” in the face of emerging threats, ITI says in an April 14 policy guide. “Quantum Communications refers to the use of quantum states to ensure true randomness in number selections, to communicate encryption...