Ron Gula: The Future of Quantum Cryptography

Quantum computing isn't a reality yet, but most experts concede it is not far away. When that day comes, threat actors will have the ability to decrypt data they've stolen years before -- unless that data is protected by quantum-resistant cryptography. On this week's episode of The Secure Communications Podcast, we talk with cybersecurity investor and policy expert Ron Gula about the promises of and challenges associated with quantum cryptography. Read the full article, “The Future of Quantum Cryptography” at https://www.attilasec.com/blog/ron-gula-quantum-cryptography ABOUT THE SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PODCAST: Data in motion is complex, chaotic, and unsecure, but the ability to seamlessly communicate is what drives innovation, growth and progress. Discover how the leading minds in the fields of technology, cybersecurity and communications are tackling the challenge of securing data in motion, and gain insights into what’s new and what’s next on the Secure Communications Podcast. Each week, host Kathleen Booth interviews bold thinkers who are developing and/or employing transformational technologies to solve communication security challenges. See more episodes of The Secure Communications Podcast: https://www.attilasec.com/secure-communications-podcast ABOUT RON GULA: Ron is President at Gula Tech Adventures, which focuses on cybersecurity technology, strategy and policy. Since 2017, GTA has invested in dozens of cyber start-ups and supported multiple cyber funds. From 2002 to 2016, Ron was the co-founder and CEO of Tenable Network Security. He helped grow the company to 20,000 customers, raise $300m in venture capital and grow revenues to $100m, setting up the company for an IPO in 2018. Prior to Tenable, Ron was a cyber industry pioneer and developed one of the first commercial network intrusion detection systems called Dragon, ran risk mitigation for the first cloud company, was deploying network honeypots in the mid 90s for the DOD and was a penetration tester for the NSA where he got to participate in some of the nation's first cyber exercises. Ron is involved in a variety of cyber nonprofits and think tanks including Defending Digital Campaigns, the Cyber Moonshot, the National Security Institute and the Wilson Center. Learn more: • Gula Tech Adventures website: https://www.gula.tech/ • Follow Ron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rongula/ ABOUT ATTILA SECURITY: We believe security can be simple. Our Mission is to provide organizations with simple, highly secure solutions for protecting data as it moves between people, places, devices and networks. Visit our website: https://www.attilasec.com/ FOLLOW THE ATTILA TEAM: • https://www.linkedin.com/company/attila-security/ • https://twitter.com/AttilaSecurity • https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenslatterybooth/