Quantum computing-based cybersecurity applications
Kavita Tukaram Patil, Kartika Borse, Mayuri Diwakar Kulkarni · 2025
As the realm of cybersecurity is constantly growing, traditional encryption approaches are facing unbeatable challenges. The proposed research commences a comprehensive exploration of the potential transformative impact that quantum computing could have on enhancing cybersecurity encryption methods. Quantum computing has introduced a new standard to swing in the field of cybersecurity. Numerous hacking cases are associated with work files as many companies work collaboratively. Though a sort of encryption and decryption systems have been proposed for securing file data, the existing file encryption and decryption technologies are under threat as hacking approaches are progressing, growing the necessity of the improvement of robust encryption algorithms. It offers a simplified survey of the recent development of quantum computing, highlighting contributions, and a contrastive analysis of existing quantum computing platforms. The chapter reconnoiters the inferences of quantum computing for cybersecurity applications through distinguished case studies. Subsequently, it gauges the probable influence of quantum computing on cybersecurity, noting both its ability to strengthen encryption and potential risks and challenges. The research, which assaults the stability between pros and cons, provides insights into the cohabitation of quantum and classical cryptography approaches. By examining real-world implementations and their consequences, the chapter affords acumens into the present and future scenarios of quantum computing in firming cybersecurity frameworks. Keywords: Quantum Encryption, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Cybersecurity Frameworks, Quantum Computing Applications, Encryption Algorithms