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The article discusses the challenges faced by IT decision-makers in implementing proactive measures due to the short-term vision driven by Wall Street's focus on quarterly earnings. The author highlights the difficulty in obtaining support for long-term or mid-term investments, even when IT professionals can anticipate future opportunities or problems. The United States is compared to European countries, which are seen as more proactive in preparing for the future. The article suggests that IT budgets are often underfunded, hindering the ability to invest in forward-looking initiatives. The author emphasizes the need for CIOs to persuade division chiefs and demonstrate the potential impact on revenue in order to gain support from the CFO and CEO. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on Quantum cryptography, a technology that uses advanced physics to secure the distribution of symmetric encryption keys. It mentions that information technology giants are working toward building quantum computers that could change the face of the modern world. It reveals that surging cyber attacks and threats across various industries have increased the need for quantum cryptography that will secure an organization's assets.

The article presents the ability to encrypt information is an essential part of military command and control, just as breaking military codes has been a decisive factor in modern warfare. Topics include the U.S. should take steps now to prepare for a day when adversaries could have quantum computing-enabled decryption capabilities, and the World War I to the cracking of Japanese codes that led to victory at the Battle of Midway.

The article focuses on the organization Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL's) quantum cryptography (QC) project for enhancing industrial cybersecurity. The project is headed by co-principal investigators Jane E. Nordholt and Richard J. Hughes. The team has developed a system that uses optical networks for quantum cryptography called network-centric quantum communications (NQC). It informs that the system has been able to demonstrate secure data control for power grids.

The article offers information about the use of Quantum cryptography (QC) as a defense against cyber attacks. Topics discussed include the origin of QC and quantum key distribution (QKD) studies during the late 1970s to its application in the discovery of the BB84 protocol by physicists Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard in 1984. The article explains that secure transmission via the Internet is possible through quantum photons that allow encryption of messages into ciphertext.