{"data":{"id":56,"lang":"en","title":"FBI, NIST Launch Year of Quantum Security as Experts Warn Q-Day Could Arrive Within 5 Years","summary":"FBI, NIST, and CISA declare 2026 the Year of Quantum Security as experts warn quantum computers could break encryption within 5 years.","category":"technology","category_label":"Technology","published_at":"2026-01-22T20:33:32Z","updated_at":"2026-01-22T20:33:32Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/56-fbi-nist-launch-year-of-quantum-security-as-experts-warn-q-day-could-arrive","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/56?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/56.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://thequantuminsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/caleb-perez-a6h5e59r15o-unsplash.jpg","word_count":175,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://news.clearancejobs.com/2026/01/14/preparing-for-quantum-security-in-2026/","domain":"news.clearancejobs.com"},{"url":"https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/01/14/u-s-federal-agencies-are-stepping-up-for-the-quantum-security-transition/","domain":"thequantuminsider.com"},{"url":"https://www.ionq.com/blog/q-day-and-the-impact-of-breaking-rsa2048","domain":"ionq.com"}],"translation":null,"content":"U.S. federal agencies have officially declared 2026 the \"Year of Quantum Security,\" marking a shift from awareness to active preparation for the day quantum computers can break current encryption. At the YQS2026 convening in Washington on January 12, officials from the FBI, NIST, and CISA outlined mandatory approaches to cryptographic migration.\n\nThe agencies highlighted the \"harvest now, decrypt later\" threat—adversaries are already collecting encrypted data today to decrypt once quantum computers become powerful enough. According to surveys, 56% of mid-sized organizations admit they are not prepared for quantum threats, and nearly half of enterprises in North America and Europe have not integrated quantum computing into their cybersecurity strategies.\n\nTimeline estimates vary, but some experts warn cryptographically relevant quantum computers could emerge within 5 years for nation-states. IonQ's roadmap projects 1,600 error-corrected logical qubits by 2028—exceeding the threshold researchers estimate is needed to crack RSA-2048 encryption. A May 2025 paper by Google researcher Craig Gidney showed that approximately 1,000-1,400 logical qubits could factor a 2048-bit RSA key in about a week."}}