Biden accelerates federal post-quantum cryptography adoption under sweeping cyber EO

The Biden administration is pushing federal agencies to prioritize their efforts to incorporate quantum-resistant encryption technologies on their networks in advance of a 2035 implementation deadline, as part of a cyber executive order signed in the final days of President Biden’s term.

“Alongside their benefits, quantum computers pose significant risk to the national security, including the economic security, of the United States,” the EO signed Jan. 16 says.

The EO says, “Most notably, a quantum computer of sufficient size...