Quantum Computing

"Quantum computing has the potential to bring tremendous advancements to science, including biology, chemistry, physics, and many other disciplines. The practical application will empower a stronger defense against future pandemics similar to COVID-19, not only in the acceleration of the development of vaccines and treatments, but also in optimizing currently unsolvable logistics problems such as how to deliver and route vaccines.

However, like all technology, in the wrong hands, quantum computing can be a dangerous tool. In the field of cybersecurity, for example, nation-states will be able to use quantum technology to break the public cryptographic systems that secure and enable us to trust much of our digital world, including web traffic, emails, and countless uploads and downloads of everything from confidential files to software updates."

— Steve Grobman, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of McAfee LLC.