Witnessing IBM's quantum computer solve a problem in minutes that would take classical computers millennia convinced me we're on the brink of a computational revolution - and a security crisis

Examining how quantum computing presents both unprecedented opportunities and complex security challenges for national defense, from cryptographic vulnerabilities to quantum-enhanced sensing capabilities.

The day I first understood how Shor's algorithm could break RSA encryption, I realized our entire security infrastructure might become obsolete overnight - preparing for that future became urgent

Cryptography always felt like magic to me until I spent weeks trying to debug an SSL certificate issue - suddenly those mathematical incantations became very practical necessities