# White House Sounds Alarm on Threat from Quantum Computers

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/white-house-sounds-alarm-on-threat-from-quantum-computers/
- Published: 2022-05-06T09:45:05-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: A research associate shows microchips for quantum processors in a clean room laboratory at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt PTB in Braunschweig, Germany. Photo credit: Julian Stratenschulte / Picture Alliance via Getty Images. Article by Patrick Tucker. Defense One – May 4, 2022. New directive orders the government to work with industry on security that can stand up to tomorrow’s quantum-powered decryption tools. Hoping to move the world to better encryption before quantum-powered codebreaking tools arrive, the White House on Wednesday ordered federal agencies to ponder their security protocols  and to jumpstart efforts to work with industry on new ones. […] Click here to view original web page at www.defenseone.com