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Ahead of the Threat Podcast: Episode Eight - Scott Aaronson

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Class is in session! Professor Scott Aaronson, a leading researcher in quantum computers, takes time away from his teaching at the University of Texas at Austin to give Ahead of the Threat a detailed overview of quantum theory and the applications of what a quantum computer could do—when one is invented. Though a real quantum computer remains unlikely for a few more years, its potential to unravel nearly all known encryption has led to the development of post-quantum encryption to protect sensitive data. In the episode’s Top Three segment that highlights current cybersecurity news, hosts Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, and Jamil Farshchi, FBI strategic engagement advisor, discuss Google’s acquisition of the cloud computing company Wiz for $32 billion; the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act, and a new ransomware attack at Jaguar Land Rover. You can read an FBI Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Medusa Ran …...more
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Ahead of the Threat Podcast: Episode Eight - Scott Aaronson
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Mar 262025
Class is in session! Professor Scott Aaronson, a leading researcher in quantum computers, takes time away from his teaching at the University of Texas at Austin to give Ahead of the Threat a detailed overview of quantum theory and the applications of what a quantum computer could do—when one is invented. Though a real quantum computer remains unlikely for a few more years, its potential to unravel nearly all known encryption has led to the development of post-quantum encryption to protect sensitive data. In the episode’s Top Three segment that highlights current cybersecurity news, hosts Bryan Vorndran, assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, and Jamil Farshchi, FBI strategic engagement advisor, discuss Google’s acquisition of the cloud computing company Wiz for $32 billion; the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act, and a new ransomware attack at Jaguar Land Rover. You can read an FBI Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on Medusa Ransomware at https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybe.... You can also read NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Overview at https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-q.... Listen to Ahead of the Threat episodes, read the transcripts, and find related material at https://www.fbi.gov/aheadofthethreat. --------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Ahead of the Threat wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nV7uYs... More ways to follow us: https://ahead-of-the-threat.transisto... Follow us on social media: X:   / fbi   Facebook:   / fbi   Instagram:   / fbi   YouTube:    / fbi  
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Ahead of the Threat: The FBI Cyber Podcast
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