# Harvest Now, Decrypt Later: The Quantum Era's Encryption Challenge

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Podcast: [Disruptors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/disruptors-897695)
Published: 2026-02-24T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/rbc-disruptors/
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Quantum computing is accelerating — and putting today’s encryption on a clock. John Stackhouse goes inside Xanadu’s Toronto lab with Christian Weedbrook to meet Aurora, a networked quantum computer built to push scale in the right direction and speaks with Photonic’s Dr. Stephanie Simmons about “harvest now, decrypt later,” fault-tolerant quantum, and why every organization needs a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) transition plan. It’s not all doom and gloom. Simmons also lays out what quantum could unlock as it scales: new possibilities in materials, chemistry, and discovery that are moving from theory toward real-world impact.

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