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Quantum Technologies

Q-Day is closer than most enterprises think. NIST standards are set, federal deadlines are approaching, and the migration window is now.

2028–30

Expert consensus window for cryptanalytically relevant quantum computers

5%

Of enterprises have quantum-safe encryption actually deployed today

43.4%

encryption actually deployed today43.4%CAGR of the quantum-safe cryptography market through 2030
The Moment We are In

The migration deadline is real, and most haven't started

The timeline for quantum computers breaking modern encryption has compressed dramatically — estimated qubit counts needed to crack RSA dropped sharply in recent years. NIST finalized post-quantum cryptography standards in 2024, and the NSA requires all new national security systems to be quantum-safe by January 2027. Meanwhile, adversaries are running 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks today. NC State, Duke, and UNC's quantum information science programs make the Triangle a natural home for this conversation.

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→ RSA and ECC will be deprecated by 2030 and fully disallowed by 2035 — most enterprises don't have a migration plan. Who should own this?

→ The G7 Cyber Expert Group adopted a PQC roadmap in early 2026 focused on financial-sector infrastructure — how do Triangle fintech and finserv leaders respond?

→ Vendor quantum hype vs. genuine capability — what do CISOs and CTOs in regulated industries actually need to know today?

What We are Tracking

Sub-topics inside this pillar

Computing

Quantum computing & algorithms

Tracking IBM, Google, and IonQ roadmaps — when does fault-tolerant quantum become real for enterprise workloads, and which algorithms matter first?

Security

Quantum-safe security & cryptography

NIST PQC standards are set. Most enterprises haven't started migration, and the deprecation clock is running for every CTO in the room.

Governance

Industry adoption — myths vs. reality

Separating vendor quantum hype from genuine near-term capability, with a practitioner-led ILF framework for enterprise decision-makers.

Articles

Quantum Computing: Opportunities, Hype and Promises
By Dr.Hrushikesh Pramod Patil,  Postdoctoral researcher - NC State University 

The cost of breaking RSA has fallen twentyfold in six years through better software alone and the NSA's cryptographic migration deadline arrives in January 2027. A resource-estimate-based look at what's real, what's hype, and where the actual bottlenecks are.
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The Executive Case for Quantum Readiness
By Sangram Deshpande, Phd Student, NC State University

The Strategic issue is not  whether quantum computing will arrive on schedule, but whether the organization will be ready to use it when it does.
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