Lily Chen (NIST) advises CIOs and CISOs to get prepared for the migration towards PQC soon.
Lily Chen is the manager of the Crypto Technology Group at NIST. She is in charge of the crypto program and is working on research standardization and applications.
Post Quantum Computing & Cryptography as major security challenge
Ms Chen breaks down the most challenging aspect about post-quantum cryptography into three aspects:
- the uncertainty about the post quantum computers, because of the unknown time until they will finally emerge and the uncertainties related to the required the quantum algorithms.
- the migration from current crypto systems to the post-quantum crypto architectures, because public-key cryptography has been widely deployed. PQC will require to replace them, ideally in a smooth transition.
- the security analysis in the quantum computing world.
How can CEOs and CISOs get prepared on PQC related attacks?
Ms Chen is unambiguous in her advice to the decision makers:
- get prepared for the migration and start early.
- look into all aspect of post quantum cryptography
- be ready for the quantum time.
