Postquantum Cryptography
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Post-Quantum Cryptographic Systems
Israeli quantum security firms like HEQA are developing post-quantum encryption protocols to protect critical infrastructure against future quantum computer attacks.
Geography: Emea · Middle East · Israel
As quantum computing advances threaten to break current public-key cryptography (RSA, ECC), Israeli companies are developing post-quantum cryptographic solutions. HEQA Security and others are building quantum-resistant encryption systems based on lattice-based cryptography, hash-based signatures, and other algorithms believed to resist quantum attacks. Israel's deep bench of cryptography expertise — rooted in the intersection of military intelligence and academic mathematics — makes it a natural leader in this space.
The urgency is real: 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks — where adversaries collect encrypted data today to decrypt when quantum computers mature — are already underway against government and financial systems. Post-quantum migration is a multi-year process requiring new standards, protocol updates, and infrastructure changes. Organizations that start late risk catastrophic exposure.
Israel's combination of world-class cryptography research, a massive cybersecurity industry, and urgent national security drivers positions it to be a leader in the post-quantum transition. The market for quantum-safe security is projected to reach $10+ billion by 2030, and Israeli firms are well-positioned to capture significant share given their established trust relationships with enterprise and government customers worldwide.
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