How Will the Quantum Era Change Cybersecurity?

In the latest weekly update, four of our editors discussed Information Security Media Group’s plans for in-depth and diverse coverage at the 2024 RSA conference, the latest guidance on web trackers from federal regulators and the latest forecasts on quantum computing – and why security teams should care.

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The panelists – Anna Delaney, director, productions; Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial; Michael Novinson, managing editor, ISMG business; and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity – discussed:

• ISMG’s RSA Conference coverage, which will feature in-depth discussions with cybersecurity leaders on critical topics such as technology innovations, regulatory initiatives, the evolving role of AI in business and the rise in ransomware attacks;
• Why federal regulators issued updated guidance on the use of web trackers on patient portals and health-related websites and backed off on some earlier statements about potential privacy violations;
• The coming threat quantum computing poses to current encryption standards and digital security – and why security and data privacy teams start should start preparing.

The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the March 8 edition on our pledge to you in a new era of journalism and the March 15 edition that takes you inside the politics of U.S. cybersecurity.