Encryption White House official highlights quantum supply chain challenges July 30, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Adobe Stock) As detailed in CyberScoop, a top White House official on Wednesday identified the complex and diffuse nature of the quantum supply chain as one of the most significant hurdles in the ongoing quantum race. Brad Blakestad, director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, emphasized that quantum technology is not monolithic, encompassing computing, sensing, and networking, each with distinct components and multiple modalities within computing alone. Blakestad explained that this fragmentation results in numerous intertwined supply chains rather than a single, easily managed one. He noted that the nascent commercialization of quantum technology means current revenue streams are insufficient to bolster the supply chain adequately, presenting a funding challenge for government support. International reports corroborate this, highlighting that no single country dominates the global quantum supply chain, which relies on specialized materials, equipment, hardware, software, and algorithms from various nations, including potential adversaries. Beyond the supply chain, Blakestad also pointed to the encryption challenge posed by advancing quantum capabilities and the difficulty in benchmarking progress as critical issues requiring swift attention and strategic investment in the U.S. quantum ecosystem. Source: CyberScoop SC Staff Related Encryption AI model discovers cryptographic weaknesses in HAWK and AES SC Staff July 29, 2026 The HAWK attack exploits a previously unknown symmetry in the lattice structure of the signature scheme, enabling a key recovery in approximately three hours and 42 minutes on a 96-core server. Data Security What Cloud, SaaS, and AI Data Security Actually Controls SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Aparna Achanta July 24, 2026 The key is understanding where control assumptions break Encryption End-to-end encryption and the third round of the ‘going dark’ debate SC Staff July 23, 2026 A new paper analyzes the current controversies over end-to-end encryption (E2EE), which governments worldwide are seeking to limit for law enforcement and national security purposes. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Byte Digital Signature Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) Emanations Analysis Encapsulation GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) Signals Analysis Stream Cipher Symmetric Cryptography Transport Layer Security (TLS) You can skip this ad in 5 seconds