But a new kind of computer – quantum computers – could put all of this at risk. Quantum computersContinue reading "Quantum computers could crack the security codes used by satellites" The post ...

The extraordinary potential of quantum computers also threatens the security systems that keep our digital world safe.

Peter Shor published one of the earliest algorithms for quantum computers in 1994. Running Shor's algorithm on a hypothetical quantum computer, one could rapidly factor enormous numbers—a seemingly ...