Jaime Gomez: Prep for Quantum Like It’s Basic Cyber Hygiene – Because It Is

About this episode

Quantum computing’s threat to cryptography makes many cyber experts in the financial services sector nervous. But Jaime Gomez Garcia, Global Head of Santander's Quantum Threat Program and Chair of Europol's Quantum Safe Financial Forum, thinks stoking anxiety around quantum is the wrong approach. He says cyber leaders should pose quantum resilience as “basic cybersecurity hygiene” — because, in reality, it is — prioritize use cases, and invite risk managers to the conversation. But most importantly, the sector must coordinate its efforts because, as Garcia says, we have to do this together.