Carmine Buono, Director of Operations at Olidata S.p.A., speaks on Agenda Digitale-Network Digital360 to explore the topic of post-quantum cryptography and the new challenges facing businesses, the public sector and critical infrastructure.
Data security is set to enter a new phase of evolution. Advances in quantum computing, in fact, are raising increasingly concrete questions about the resilience of current cryptographic algorithms, which currently form the basis for the protection of communications, banking systems, healthcare data, digital infrastructure and public services.
In his article published on Agenda Digitale – Network Digital360, Carmine Buono, Director of Operations at Olidata S.p.A., analyses the topic of post-quantum cryptography and the path that public and private organisations will need to take to prepare for the so-called Q-Day, the moment when quantum computers may be capable of compromising the cryptographic algorithms currently in use.
One of the key aspects of the report is the ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ phenomenon: the possibility that malicious actors might intercept encrypted data today with the aim of decrypting it in the future, when sufficiently advanced quantum computing capabilities become available. This is a particularly significant threat to all information that must remain confidential for long periods, such as government, healthcare, industrial or financial data.
The article also addresses the role of NIST standards, ACN guidelines, the NIS2 Directive, the investments envisaged by the PNRR, and crypto-agility, a key element in enabling businesses, public administrations and critical infrastructure to migrate progressively towards truly quantum-resistant systems.
For Olidata, the issue of post-quantum security represents a strategic challenge for the protection of the nation’s information assets and for strengthening the country’s technological sovereignty.
Read the full article on Agenda Digitale:
https://www.agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/crittografia-post-quantistica-litalia-e-pronta-al-q-day/