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href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/google-moves-post-quantum-encryption-timeline-to-2029\/\"> <span>Cybersecurity<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> The shift suggests the tech titan is worried that 2035 is too late to wait to protect their systems, devices and data for the quantum age. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/88402\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"370\" 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(Gary Hershorn\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"27.809974747475\"><body readability=\"56.042472506636\"><\/p>\n<p>Google is accelerating its timeline for migrating its products to quantum resistant encryption to 2029, the latest sign that tech leaders are worried that they haven\u2019t been aggressive enough in planning for a post-quantum future.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/innovation-and-ai\/technology\/safety-security\/cryptography-migration-timeline\/\">blog<\/a> posted Wednesday, vice president of security engineering Heather Adkins and senior staff cryptology engineer Sophie Schmieg said that Google and other tech companies have observed faster than expected advances in several quantum fields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new timeline reflects migration needs for the PQC era in light of progress on quantum computing hardware development, quantum error correction, and quantum factoring resource estimates,\u201d Adkins and Schmieg wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Google is replacing outdated encryption across their devices, systems and data with new algorithms vetted by the National Institute for Standards and Technology. Those algorithms, <a href=\"https:\/\/csrc.nist.gov\/csrc\/media\/Presentations\/2025\/nist-pqc-the-road-ahead\/images-media\/rwcpqc-march2025-moody.pdf\">developed over a decade<\/a> by NIST and independent cryptologists, are designed to protect against future attacks from quantum computers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Google has said it is on track to migrate its own systems ahead of the 2035 timeline provided in NIST guidelines, last month leaders at the company teased an updated timeline for migration and called on private businesses and other entities to act more urgently to prepare.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the federal government, there is no mandate for private businesses to migrate to quantum-resistant encryption, or even that they do so at all. Adkins and Schmieg said the hope is that other businesses will view Google\u2019s aggressive timeframe as a signal to follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a pioneer in both quantum and PQC, it\u2019s our responsibility to lead by example and share an ambitious timeline,\u201d they wrote. \u201cBy doing this, we hope to provide the clarity and urgency needed to accelerate digital transitions not only for Google, but also across the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moving up Google\u2019s internal timeline to 2029 \u2013 more ambitious than the U.S. federal government\u2019s \u2013 is an attempt to get ahead of the problem. It also aligns with a growing belief among executives in the U.S. quantum sector, who say<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d42473-021-00423-w\"> Chinese scientists<\/a> and labs<a href=\"https:\/\/thequantuminsider.com\/2025\/08\/14\/chinas-pan-jianwei-team-uses-ai-to-build-record-breaking-atom-array\/\"> have achieved<\/a> breakthroughs across<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3337742\/chinas-new-quantum-computer-hits-stability-milestone-beating-google-efficiency\"> several<\/a> different<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecns.cn\/m\/news\/cns-wire\/2026-02-06\/detail-iheznyiy1142871.shtml\"> fields<\/a> of quantum computing over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>That too, is making U.S. tech policymakers anxious to more quickly implement newer encryption. 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