ICON@Cisco Presents Quantum Cryptography by Girisha Shankar, Sr Manager, Cisco Webex 20190412 1551

Quantum Computers, which are still at their infancy are challenging the very foundation of security paradigm as we understand them today. For instance, the public key cryptography and digital certificates that we use for almost all our online transactions would be rendered unsafe because of quantum computers. On the other hand, there are mechanisms offered by the Quantum Mechanics which can be used for better security. This talk is a brief introduction to how quantum cryptography works and what kind of mechanisms we could use in post quantum computer world. This talk presupposes only elementary understanding of how cryptography works; familiarity with Quantum Mechanics though not necessary, will be helpful in understanding the concepts presented. Presented by Girisha Shankar in the Speaker Series started by Dr. Vishnu Pendyala for ICON@Cisco