[Quantum computers will break the encryption that protects the internet](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/2457/Quantum%2Bcomputers%2Bwill%2Bbreak%2Bthe%2Bencryption%2Bthat%2Bprotects%2Bthe%2Binternet%2B-Economist.pdf) by Economist
Fixing things will be tricky, see also [a discussion](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18262212)

[Moore's Law At Warp Speed: The Global Security Risks Of A Post-Quantum World](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/2456/Security%2Brisks%2Bof%2Bpost-quantum%2Bworld.pdf) Michael Xie

[A Guide to Post-Quantum Cryptography](https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/10/22/a-guide-to-post-quantum-cryptography/)  OCTOBER 22, 2018


## the race

[The U.S. National Academies Reports on the Prospects for Quantum Computing](https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/hardware/the-us-national-academies-reports-on-the-prospects-for-quantum-computing)
Experts in the field give a hard-headed assessment of just how hard the technology is

## security

[Spy agencies turning to quantum computing and AI](https://techcentral.co.za/spy-agencies-turning-to-quantum-computing-and-ai/85661/)

[Quantum computers pose a security threat that we’re still totally unprepared](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612509/quantum-computers-encryption-threat/)
Some US experts think it could take at least 20 years to get quantum-proof encryption widely deployed.

[The Race Is On to Protect Data From the Next Leap in Computers.](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/2693/QC%2Brace%2BChina%2Band%2BUSA%2B-%2B6%2BDec%2B2018.pdf) dec 2018 - NY Times
And China Has the Lead.

[Why you need to quantumproof your cyber security now](https://knowen-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/file/2432/Why%2Byou%2Bneed%2Bto%2Bquantum-proof%2Bcyber%2Bsecurity%2B.pdf) from FT in Oct 2018

## general

- fundamental

Artur Eckert [The ultimate limits of privacy and randomness… …for the paranoid ones](https://s3.amazonaws.com/knowen-production/big_attachments/30fbf69a3e9cb847a9bc52f500557a0b/Talk-A-Ekert-14-March-2018-ICTP.pdf)

- practical

[Geopolitics For Fun & Profit](https://blog.eutopian.io/geopolitics-for-fun--profit/) by Nick Hutton
> Positioning yourself within the context of undeniable trends makes your story more real, powerful, and prescient. It also means your audience will be more likely to remember you every time that particular theme encroaches upon their life.

[Avoiding The Infosec Extinction Part 2.](https://blog.eutopian.io/avoiding-the-infosec-extinction-part-2./)
> How could this entire market be re-engineered to solve these problems for customers, vendors, and investors? It sounds like an impossible task, but it’s one that’s worth attempting because even when investor capital and customer budgets are plentiful, human effort isn’t.