Whitepaper: Is the UK ready for Q-Day?
It might be closer than you think
There is a gap between awareness and action among IT and security leaders.
At Computing’s Security Leaders Summit in March, Research Director John Leonard challenged the room with a simple but unsettling question: is the UK really ready for Q‑Day?
Q‑Day, the point at which quantum computing could break today’s encryption, may still feel distant, but the implications are serious.
In a new exclusive Computing whitepaper, John builds his session at the summit to explore how UK IT and security leaders are thinking about the quantum threat, and what’s (not yet) happening behind the scenes.
Based on original UK research, the paper reveals a growing tension between awareness and action, with timeframes, priorities and preparedness far from aligned.
If you’re responsible for protecting long‑term data, this is a conversation you can’t ignore.