UN Summit Flags Quantum Risks As NSA Moves Toward Post-Quantum Cryptography

Governments are accelerating preparations for quantum computing threats after the US National Security Agency said new commercial national-security systems must support quantum-resistant algorithms from 2027, with incompatible systems phased out by 2030. According to BeInCrypto, the discussion was raised at the UN Headquarters during the Government Blockchain Association’s Future of Money, Governance and the Law summit.UN Joint Staff Pension Fund Deputy Chief Executive Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio said the fund’s blockchain-based proof-of-life system for roughly 80,000 beneficiaries across 190 countries is already a live quantum migration issue.