CCT 357: Is Your Encrypted Data Already Stolen? Quantum Risk & Supply Chain Attacks for CISSP

CCT 357: Is Your Encrypted Data Already Stolen? Quantum Risk & Supply Chain Attacks for CISSP

June 15, 2026 · 32 min · Season 3 · Episode 357

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The episode discusses the risks of stolen encrypted data and the implications of quantum computing on data security.

Send us Fan Mail Someone is stealing encrypted data right now and they are not trying to read it today. They are saving it for later, betting that quantum computing will eventually break the encryption that protects it. I dig into the “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” strategy, why it matters most for long-term confidentiality, and how security leaders can talk about it as a present-day risk instead of science fiction. From there, I get practical with post-quantum planning: what the NIST post-qua...

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Host: Shon Gerber

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