David Bombal #522: Does Traditional Encryption End in 2027?
Nov 26, 2025
Join Vijoy Pandey, a quantum computing and networking expert at Cisco, as he dives into the future of cybersecurity and encryption. He reveals that distributed quantum computing is set to arrive sooner than expected, shaking the foundations of traditional encryption methods. Vijoy introduces the 'Store Now, Harvest Later' threat, highlighting how adversaries could capture encrypted data for future decryption. He discusses Cisco's pivotal role in developing quantum networking technologies and the advantages of post-quantum cryptography, setting the stage for a revolution in data security.
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Quantum Will Be A Major Paradigm Shift
- Quantum computing will force a rewrite of large parts of computer science and cause a paradigm shift much bigger than the ChatGPT moment.
- Vijoy Pandey says announcement frequency shows an imminent breakthrough in quantum capabilities.
Scale-Out Beats Waiting For Big Qubits
- Distributed quantum networking can combine many smaller quantum nodes to run algorithms that need far more qubits than single machines provide.
- Pandey claims this scale-out approach will accelerate practical quantum workloads well ahead of single-node roadmaps.
Store Now, Harvest Later Threat
- 'Store now, harvest later' lets attackers record encrypted traffic today to decrypt later when quantum capacity exists.
- Pandey warns that once large quantum nodes exist, past collected traffic becomes instantly vulnerable.