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More Than A “You’ve Been Breached
Mentality” - Zero Trust, Quantum Computers,
And the Future of Cyber
By Dr. Torsten Saab, Principal Engineering Fellow, Raytheon
The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet
crime—an increase of more than 300,000 complaints from 2019 and reported losses exceeding $4.2
billion. The most hacked industries include government, retail, and technology, due to the high level of
personal identifying information that they are known to hold - making a cyberattack very profitable.
In October 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) convened industry
stakeholders from across the country to discuss how quantum computers and quantum sensors will
benefit American society. While holding a lot of promise, quantum technology also poses unique risks to
enterprises, governments, and individuals around the world. With Quantum computing-related cyber
security threats, assuming a breach has already occurred and using a zero trust-based approach will be
even more important.
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