Guest Post: Quantum Investment May Start With Post-Quantum Security
THE SO WHAT
The argument that the first real quantum market is post-quantum security reframes quantum as a defensive spend category long before general-purpose machines arrive. CISOs and infra leads should treat PQC migration as a 5–10 year capex plan starting now, not a last-minute patch when a big quantum box ships.
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