NSA Official: Practical Quantum Computing Is Coming in 3 to 5 Years
April 4th, 2024My guess is that they already have it.
Via: NextGov:
Practical quantum computing tools are about 3 to 5 years out from workforce use and will likely be accessed through cloud based environments, a top National Security Agency official predicted at a Tuesday Palo Alto Networks public sector cybersecurity event.
Neal Ziring, the NSA’s cybersecurity directorate’s technical director, said that quantum computing systems — which use the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems at an exponentially faster rate than traditional computers and are still largely theoretical — will likely be accessed via cloud computing platforms rather than on-premise installs, due to cost and practicality considerations.
“Even if a government agency would be willing to have one quantum computer on-prem … I don’t think they’re going to be willing to have multiple,” he said.
