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Quantum computing is coming. Your passwords won’t survive it.

Olivier GomezOlivier Gomez (OG), source: NIST, IBM, McKinsey
Infographic: Quantum computing is coming. Your passwords won’t survive it. What encryption assumes, the quantum threat, harvest now and decrypt later, the new reality with the NIST post-quantum standards, and the migration imperative.
Source printed on the infographic: NIST, IBM, McKinsey. Open full size.

Most cybersecurity leaders are preparing for the next breach.

Few are preparing for the next computing paradigm.

Quantum computers are not a threat because they exist today.

They are a threat because encrypted data stolen today may be decrypted tomorrow.

That changes the equation.

The question is no longer whether quantum computing will arrive.

The question is whether your organization will be ready when it does.

The migration to post-quantum cryptography has already started.

The threat isn’t here yet.

The window to prepare is.

First published in the AI in Infographics series on 17/10/2026. See it on Substack or subscribe to get the next one.

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