#post-quantum-cryptography

#post-quantum-cryptography

Your secrets are safe - or are they? Quantum computers are coming, and they're poised to crack the encryption that powers your DevOps pipelines. As a DevOps lead with over 16 years turning legacy systems into cloud-native powerhouses, I've seen how fragile security can be. The rise of quantum computing threatens to unravel the cryptographic foundations of our CI/CD pipelines, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., one of the upper chamber's biggest quantum advocates, submitted four amendments: one mandating a Strategy for Quantum Readiness specifically tailored for Defense; an accompanying amendment requiring the Subcommittee on the Economic and Security Implications of Quantum Information Science to conduct an assessment of quantum-resilient network migration; another including a July 2025 bill introduced by her and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the National Quantum Cybersecurity Migration Strategy Act of 2025, in defense spending appropriations;

A significant cybersecurity risk is looming on the horizon and set to disrupt your operations worldwide as soon as 2030 - or even before. That's the warning that industry giants IBM, Thales, Keyfactor and Quantinuum have echoed once again on the launch of the Quantum-Safe 360 Alliance. Quantum computing is still a nascent technology, but these machines will one day be powerful enough to break our most powerful encryption algorithms.

Kubernetes is ensuring its system can adapt as cryptographic standards evolve by incorporating support for hybrid key exchange algorithms, enabling gradual adoption of post-quantum secure schemes.

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