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The security danger of quantum computers

The European Union has taken action on the topic of quantum computing because it does not want to end up depending on the US and China in this area as well, even if only because of the security risks to communications that this would entail. For now, the priority objective is to develop software that works on future quantum computers and on applications that should be completely secure thanks to this technology. Several European research centers—public and private—, companies, telecommunications operators, and start-ups, including some here, are collaborating to avoid being left behind in this field—or even to lead it—now considered strategic in the global geopolitical environment.

The European Union has taken action on the topic of quantum computing because it does not want to end up depending on the US and China in this area as well, even if only because of the security risks to communications that this would entail. For now, the priority objective is to develop software that works on future quantum computers and on applications that should be completely secure thanks to this technology. Several European research centers—public and private—, companies, telecommunications operators, and , including some here, are collaborating to avoid being left behind in this field—or even to lead it—now considered strategic in the global geopolitical environment.

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