Keyfactor CSO Chris Hickman Warns Q-Day Is Closer Than Many Realize

Guests: Chris Hickman

Hosts: Mike Vizard

Category: Interviews

Date: August 21, 2025

Chris Hickman, chief security officer for Keyfactor, explains why the day when quantum computers will be able to break existing encryption algorithms, also known as Q-Day, is much closer at hand than most organizations realize.

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