Quantum Security Defence

We're proud to announce that @quantdotbond took 2nd place in the Quantonation Startup Pitch Competition at Q2B Paris 2025!

1/ One of the most common misconceptions about quantum computing is that Bitcoin won't be a prime target. People think, "If quantum computers can break Bitcoin, we have much bigger issues." Let me explain why that's dangerously mistaken and why Bitcoin is truly the low hanging fruit for quantum computers. A thread…🧵

In our latest research, now available on ArXiv, we demonstrate #quantum error-detection at the individual qubit level through the encoding of an error-detected logical qubit in a fixed-frequency multimode transmon qubit, using dual-rail encoding. 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2506.15420 1/4 🧵

Yesterday, we went public. We hosted our first open session with @QSECDEF to unveil our vision for verifiable quantum IP — on-chain. Here's what we shared with the world 🧵

Barak Azar, Quantum Applications Architect in Classiq Quantum Applications Architect in Classiq. With a decade of experience in different R&D positions.

Chris Papathanasiou is the founder of qBTC - a quantum safe Bitcoin L2. He has 20 years of cyber security experience for companies like Citibank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Uber Middle East (Careem). His research has been in Forbes, Reuters and others and he has spoken at numerous cyber security conferences such as Black Hat and DEF CON.

Chuck serves as President of Brooks Consulting International with over 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, emerging technologies, marketing, business development, and government relations. He also as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University in the Cyber Risk Management Program, where he teaches graduate courses on risk management, homeland security, and cybersecurity. 

Chuck has received numerous global accolades for his work and promotion of cybersecurity. Recently, he was named the top cybersecurity expert to follow on social media, and as one top cybersecurity leaders for 2024 along with a very select group of industry and government colleagues. He has also been named "Cybersecurity Person of the Year" by Cyber Express, Cybersecurity Marketer of the Year, and a "Top 5 Tech Person to Follow" by LinkedIn” where he has 123,000 followers on his profile. He has 67,000 plus subscribers to his newsletter "Security and Tech Insights." He is also author of a new book: “Inside Cyber - How AI, Quantum Computing, 5G, and IoT will Transform Privacy and Our Security.

As a thought leader, blogger, and event speaker, he has briefed the G20 on energy cybersecurity, The US Embassy to the Holy See and the Vatican on global cybersecurity cooperation. He has served on two National Academy of Science Advisory groups, including one on digitalizing the USAF, and another on securing BioTech. He has also addressed USTRANSCOM on cybersecurity and serves on an industry/government Working group for DHS CISA focused on security space systems. 

Chuck is also a contributor to Forbes, The Washington Post, Dark Reading, Homeland Security Today, Security Information Watch, Skytop Media, GovCon, Barrons, Reader’s Digest, The Hill, and Federal Times on cybersecurity and emerging technology topics. He has been a leading voice in risk management keynoting dozens of global conferences and writing over 350 articles relating to technologies and cybersecurity. He is also the author of two books on cybersecurity. 

In his career, Chuck has received presidential appointments for executive service by two U.S. presidents and served as the first Director of Legislative Affairs at the DHS Science & Technology Directorate. He served a decade on the Hill for the late Senator Arlen Specter on the Hill on tech and security issues. Chuck has also served in executive roles for companies such as General Dynamics, Rapiscan, and Xerox.

Chuck has an MA from the University of Chicago, a BA from DePauw University, and a certificate in International Law from The Hague Academy of International Law.

David Mitlyng, CEO of Xairos David Mitlyng is the CEO of Xairos, a startup building a global timing service to expand beyond GPS. David has three decades of experience in the space industry, including Hughes Space and Communications, Orbital, Maxar, and BridgeComm. David has a BS in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal Poly SLO, a MS in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Julio Gonzalez-Saenz is a Technical Lead at Vodafone, promoting the Quantum Technologies pillars within Vodafone. He holds a PhD in Optimal Control from the University of Portsmouth specializing in mathematical optimization. Julio's career includes consultant roles at KPN, Altran,  Lucent, Sofrecom, and Motorola, where he helped customer to prepare for the transformation of the traditional TDM to modern IP technologies. In the academia, at Roosevelt University, he collaborated with Professor Alex Wolpert on groundbreaking DNA computing research. Julio is actively involved in UKQuantum, contributing to the Working Group of Talent Acquisition and Retention. His dedication to advancing Quantum Computing through innovative research and collaboration underscores his commitment to the field.

This talk presents a detailed analysis of the "Q-Day" threat timeline, followed by an exploration of Post-Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Key Distribution as defensive strategies. It examines how entanglement-based quantum networks provide the essential infrastructure for a quantum internet capable of supporting multiple use cases. The presentation culminates with insights into distributed quantum computing applications, highlighting the importance of preparing our digital ecosystem for both quantum vulnerabilities and revolutionary opportunities. Michal Baczyk is a leader in quantum business strategy and investment advisory. As Director at Global Quantum Intelligence (GQI)—a trusted, independent provider of market intelligence focused exclusively on quantum technology with a global footprint—he helps investors, enterprises, and governments navigate the rapidly evolving quantum landscape. With top-tier education from Cambridge and ETH Zurich, he combines technical expertise with strategic insight, advising over 900 global investors and shaping billion-dollar opportunities. His experience spans roles at CERN and Los Alamos Quantum Labs, where he bridged cutting-edge science with practical business solutions. A double global quantum hackathon winner, peer-reviewed author, and Europe’s Best Young Scientist awardee, Michal continues to drive innovation in the quantum space.

Xavier Geoffret is a Business Developer at Quandela, specializing in the integration of quantum computing with HPC. With a strong background in both fields, he has worked for more than 20 years with several major HPC and quantum computing players in customer-facing roles, driving the adoption of quantum technologies. His experience includes supporting organizations in exploring quantum computing use cases, fostering collaborations, and bridging the gap between HPC and quantum ecosystems. His mission is to accelerate the practical deployment of quantum computing within HPC infrastructures.

NORAD was down for 18.5 hours over Y2K according to the people who had to fix it. Several banks crashed but they had staff on hand to fix and a lot of work done in advance. There was a problem with the Year 2038 bug (see wiki) in Jan 18, 2008 and mortgages were recorded as being paid off in the early 1900s as soon as they were created. "buffer overflows" are still a common attack vector in hacking today, despite multiple layers of defenses. That said to clarify two common misconceptions - some bugs are given a lot of noise and then we keep it quiet. Some bugs are not given enough noise and then the responsible parties avoid accountability. Quantum Computing vs Bitcoin is clearly the latter, and the devs may be sued for $2 trillion in Bitcoin losses by criminal negligence. Sufficiently large quantum computers turn a known public key into the private key. 6 million BTC have known public keys. 6 million BTC could be taken and then sold, regardless of the wallet type or ledger or hardware since the info needed is already recorded in the Blockchain. The people making the hardware are declaring they will have the attacker machines ready in 2027, so we should be completely migrated before then to have some safety. I estimate that programming and migration, even rushed, would still take 2-4 years. To be safe with a margin of time, the code should have been decided, agreed and written in 2023. Miners may need to replace their hardware, depending on what part does the tx verification. (Software upgrade to the mining pool, with support from existing code already written is more likely, but we should estimate both until every decision is mapped out.) The code has not been agreed. It has not been written. It has not even been discussed well. BIP360 is the best candidate for a discussion about cryptography, as a soft fork. I support all legitimate paths to quantum safety, I support #BIP360 despite reservations. Some choices of cryptography would prevent transactions being performed because the signatures are 50kb of data each. I am happy to explain some details, but this is probably already too long to introduce the topic.

Xenia Bogomolec is an Information Security specialist with a background in Mathematics and IT. In the past years, she was mostly responsible for the coordination and QA of information security implementation and governance in highly regulated organizations. Since 2022, she also steers Quant-ID ( Quant-id.de), a consortium project for the implementation of digital identities that are resistant to Quantum attacks. Quant-ID which is funded by the German Government.

Title: Multipartite entanglement distribution in Bell-pair networks without Steiner trees and with reduced gate cost Siddardha Chelluri, PhD student in Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz Abstract: GHZ states are useful for quantum key distribution (QKD) and other secure communication tasks. We focus on generating these states from networks of Bell pairs. Although an existing protocol achieves this optimally in terms of time and resource use, it requires up to quadratic gate operations and solving a NP hard computational problem. Since gate operations are noisy, reducing their number is important, we introduce a protocol uses only a linear number of gates, works on any network structure, and avoids NP-hard challenges. We also performed numerical simulations on several network models, showing that our method significantly lowers gate costs in practice. (The finer details are in: arXiv:2412.04252) Siddardha Chelluri, PhD student in Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. My research focuses on quantum communications and quantum error correction, with a particular focus on quantum repeaters and quantum networks.

Congratulations to Quant.Bond for being accepted into the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub. We believe that your company will be HUUUUGGEE! Everyone is going to need Post Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Algorithms - Lead the Way!

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Another powerhouse joins our Advisory Board! Anna Hedegaard, CEO & Co-Founder of the Quantum Security and Defense Working Group, is leading the charge in quantum-secure communications. As CEO of QuantumPrime and a Rising Star Award winner at the Quantum Innovation Summit 2025, she's shaping the future of quantum cybersecurity. Excited to have her expertise guiding $KNOT!

We're excited to introduce Steve Vaile as the first member of the @quantdotbond Advisory Board! As the Director of the world's largest Quantum Cybersecurity community and a key figure in corporate governance & security, Steve brings invaluable expertise. As our Strategic Growth & Technology Advisor, he'll help push our vision to new heights. The future of quantum security is being built, brick by brick. With Steve on board, we're levelling up $KNOT and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

IonQ plans to acquire a controlling stake of @IDQuantique (IDQ) and partner with @SKtelecom to drive quantum networking. IDQ’s portfolio of nearly 300patents will bring IonQ’s total patent count to nearly 900 while SK Telecom becomes a strategic partner focused on the development and distribution of quantum AI, quantum computing, quantum networking, and quantum security technology. ionq.com/news/ionq-to-a…