Quantum questions for a Stammtisch discussion

At the Quantum London Stammtisch* (online) gathering on Thursday we’ll cover the usual round of updates and “new news”. In additional we’ll be sharing thoughts on questions that feed into Anahita Zardoshti’s, one of our members, innovation research project.

Given the research work is for Lloyd’s of London and there is a strong insurance/financial services bias to our membership this should make for an excellent conversation.

Take a look at the questions below and then join us at 6pm on Thursday 17th Sept 2020. Absolutely fine to be in listening-only mode!

Links

MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/Quantum_London/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/events/quantumstammtisch-4-onlineevent/

Questions

1. When do you think corporate risk managers would/should start considering the risks related to quantum computing — both direct risks such as quantum threats to cyber security and opportunity costs of not utilising the power of quantum computing?
2. How would retroactive cyber-attacks (stealing data now to decrypt when a quantum…