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Harvest Now, Decrypt Later: The Quantum Era’s Encryption Challenge with Stephanie Simmons

Feb 24, 2026 - Feb 24, 2026

In this episode of DisruptorsJohn Stackhouse is joined by Dr. Stephanie Simmons, Founder and Chief Quantum Officer at Photonic, who lays out both the upside and the urgency: the opportunities quantum could unlock in areas like materials and chemistry, and the security reality behind “harvest now, decrypt later,” where adversaries can collect encrypted data today with the intent to decrypt it later once fault-tolerant quantum arrives.

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