DigiCert has announced more details about its World Quantum Readiness Day initiative, which will take place on September 26 2024.
World Quantum Readiness Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the potential threats that quantum computing could bring and to explore strategies that will help safeguard organizations and accelerate their path to preparedness for the quantum era.
DigiCert says that the quantum future is ‘the greatest disruption ever ignored’ stating that: “It’s not hyperbole to say that functional quantum computing presents an extinction-level threat to standard encryption — the literal foundation of digital security.” Despite the threat DigiCert’s 2024 State of Digital Trust Report found that a majority of even the most security-focused organizations say they aren’t quantum prepared.
DigiCert has given details of a global virtual event which will be the focal point of World Quantum Readiness Day. This caters for various timezones and features:
- Peter Shor, Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT and author of Shor’s Algorithm
- Dr. Taher Elgamal, cryptographer, entrepreneur, the ‘Father of SSL,’ Partner at Evolution Equity Partners
- Bob Sutor, Quantum Technologist and Vice President and Practice Lead at the Futurum Group
- Reza Nejabati, Head of Quantum Research at Cisco
- Arfan Sabar, EMEA Cyber Security Services Encryption & Quantum-Safe Services Leader at IBM
- Jim Goodman, cryptography expert and Co-founder & CTO at Crypto4A
- Dr. Marc Manzano, cryptography expert and General Manager at SandboxAQ
- Tom Patterson, Managing Director for Emerging Technology Security at Accenture
- Colin Soutar, Global Quantum Cyber Readiness Leader at Deloitte
- Andy Regenscheid, Cryptographic Technology Group Chief at NIST Computer Security Division.
Panel moderators for the event include Nasdaq’s Kristina Ayanian and DigiCert’s Avesta Hojjati and Brian Trzupek.
The virtual event will also announce the winner of the 2024 Quantum Readiness Awards to ‘celebrate organizations that are leading the charge in quantum preparedness’.
Registration for the World Quantum Readiness Day is now open.
