PQC Job Market Soaring and the Year of Quantum Seriousness – with YouTuber Addie LaMarr
About this episode
Addie LaMarr discusses the implications of quantum computing on cybersecurity and the job market in a special episode marking five years of the podcast.
In this landmark five-year special episode, host Konstantinos Karagiannis welcomes Addie LaMarr, a YouTuber and former cryptographer with eight years of experience in the Air Force and a history of writing cybersecurity policy for the Department of Justice. LaMarr identifies 2026 as the “beginning of quantum seriousness,” a year where global regulations are forcing a transition to protect critical data longevity from a growing tsunami of threats. Drawing from her military background, she emphasizes that cryptography is often a matter of life and death, sharing a sobering example of “Identify Friend or Foe” systems where a single cryptographic error can cause an aircraft to be treated as a hostile target. The conversation also explores the strategic and societal shifts required as quantum computing matures. LaMarr argues that now is the optimum time for cybersecurity professionals to pivot into post-quantum cryptography (PQC) specialization, noting that such a move could yield pay bumps similar to those who transitioned to AI jobs. However, she pairs this optimism with a warning about how massive computational power could be used to build digital twins and manipulate autonomy…
People in this episode
Host: Konstantinos Karagiannis
Guest: Addie LaMarr
Topics covered
- quantum computing
- cybersecurity
- post-quantum cryptography
- cryptography
- data protection
- job market
Keywords
- quantum seriousness
- cybersecurity policy
- critical data longevity
- cryptographic error
- digital twins
- autonomy manipulation
- pay bumps
- AI jobs
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Justice, Air Force, Enigma
More episodes of The Post-Quantum World
- Computing on PQC-Encrypted Data – with Dr. Kurt Rohloff of Duality Technologies
- The Fall and Rise of a Quantum Company Boosting Algorithmic Development – with Sumit Kapur of Zapata Quantum
- Q-Day 10x Closer Than We Thought—Pinnacle Paper Accelerates RSA Factoring — with Felix Thomsen and Paul Webster of Iceberg Quantum
- Quantum Money and Self-Destructing Signatures — with NTT
- A VC Shares His 5-Layer Quantum Investing Strategy — with Intel Capital
- AI-Powered Digital Twins for Quantum Hardware — with Quantum Elements
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Post-Quantum World podcast page.