So as part of our assignment this week, I chatted with a bunch of people at the ISACA event and one of the conversations I had with an ISACA member was what concerns you about cyber security now or in the future? And the answer I got was about how we might have good encryption standards now but in the future if China or an adversary gets there hands on it, in 5-10 years with Quantum computing they will easily be able to own the data. This turned in to talking about how we need to adopt Quantum computing sooner than later to prevent this threat in the future. In fact I ran into this article that talks about this topic.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612509/quantum-computers-encryption-threat/
This article basically talks about how complacency is a mistake and how we need to start working on standards and encryption methods that can’t be cracked by quantum computers. They see the hard part is getting everyone to agree to this standards and the hope is that its going to take a long time for a malicious user to get there hands on quantum computing.
On a side note, the event was very nice, and a great experience to network with others in the field.