{"podcast":{"title":"The Government Technology Insider Podcast","slug":"the-government-technology-insider-podcast-6475483","podcast_index_feed_id":6475483,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/governmenttechnologyinsider/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/governmenttechnologyinsider","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/governmenttechnologyinsider/20250313_070358_aa7b77f88b351e4327cae4229ded1ba4.png","author":"Government Technology Insider","episode_count":174,"summary":"Welcome to the Government Technology Insider Podcast. Join us as we explore the intersection where innovation meets the mission. Our guests will explain the strategies, challenges, and successes government agencies experience as they adopt cutting-edge technologies. In each episode, we'll bring you engaging interviews with industry leaders, and technology experts who are at the forefront of helping government IT leaders solve the challenges they face today. We’ll talk about a wide range of topics including digital government initiatives, cybersecurity threats, the impact of cloud computing, and how AI is changing how agencies will work.! You will gain valuable knowledge on how to put technology to work to drive the mission forward. This is your comprehensive one stop shop to grow your understanding of the ever-evolving government technology landscape. To learn more, checkout our website: https://governmenttechnologyinsider.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T06:18:13.203277+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-government-technology-insider-podcast-6475483"},"episode":{"title":"Post-Quantum Cryptography and the Future of Government Security","slug":"post-quantum-cryptography-and-the-future-of-government-security","published_at":"2025-11-18T14:52:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-government-technology-insider-podcast-6475483/post-quantum-cryptography-and-the-future-of-government-security","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-government-technology-insider-podcast-6475483","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/governmenttechnologyinsider/2334104","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/212646/2334104/governmenttechnologyinsider/2025_11_18_14_51_58_83745dd3-9ea9-40a5-8edc-b3a616ded9b8.mp3","summary":"Quantum computing is no longer a distant frontier, a reality recently reinforced by the 2025 Physics Nobel Prize winners . While Professor John Clarke, one of the three new laureates, described the recognition as the “surprise of his life” few in the technology community were caught off guard. Their work forms the backbone of the breakthroughs driving quantum research forward today. Clarke explained, “This is something that leads to the development of the quantum computer. Many people are working on quantum computing , our discovery is in many ways the basis of this.” With this recognition, the conversation has shifted from if quantum computing will reshape industries to when , and most importantly, how leaders can prepare for its impact with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) . For decades, encryption algorithms have safeguarded sensitive data across government and industry. Experts, however, warn that once quantum computers reach full capability, those same protections could be rendered obsolete. In the latest episode of the Government Technology Insider Podcast, Cloudflare’s Anish Patel, Head of Federal Sales, and Dr. Sharon Goldberg, Product Director and cryptography expert, explore what a “post-quantum” world looks like and what it means for government systems that hold decades of sensitive and mission-critical data. Patel and Goldberg emphasize that the threat isn’t science fiction; it’s about readiness. Data being created and stored today could remain relevant for 10, 20, or even 50 years from now. If that information is intercepted and stored, it could be decrypted later once quantum capabilities mature. The challenge, then, goes beyond future-proofing to protecting the present against future threats. That’s where post-quantum cryptography (PQC) comes in. PQC repr…","meta_description":"Quantum computing is no longer a distant frontier, a reality recently reinforced by the 2025 Physics Nobel Prize winners . While Professor John Clarke, on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1301,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-government-technology-insider-podcast-6475483/episodes/post-quantum-cryptography-and-the-future-of-government-security/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-government-technology-insider-podcast-6475483/post-quantum-cryptography-and-the-future-of-government-security.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}