# Companies Gear Up to Combat Quantum Hackers! 🛡️

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/companies-gear-up-to-combat-quantum-hackers/289048>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** hacking\
**Created:** [August 15, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/companies-gear-up-to-combat-quantum-hackers/289048 "2024-08-15T04:08:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/companies-gear-up-to-combat-quantum-hackers/289048/1 "2024-08-15T04:08:55Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Encryption Overhaul**  
With quantum computers threatening current encryption methods, companies are starting to adopt new post-quantum algorithms to future-proof their security.

2. **NIST’s New Standards**  
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has introduced three new algorithms for protecting digital signatures and cryptographic key exchanges.

3. **Industry Transition**  
IBM and other industry leaders are collaborating to integrate these new standards, with a focus on transitioning from outdated encryption methods.

**Read more at:** [WSJ](https://wsj.com)