Why should organizations start planning for quantum computing threats now?

Name: 2025 Security Trends: Quantum Threats & Supply Chain Risks
Uploaded: 2026-05-19T19:26:43-04:00
Duration: 2 min 20 s
Description: Cybersecurity trends 2025: Quantum decryption & supply chain risks Desc: Zscaler CSO Deepen Desai discusses the importance of adopting quantum-safe cryptography and strengthening third-party risk management. Quantum computing will undoubtedly introduce...

Nation-state actors are already harvesting encrypted data with the expectation that quantum computers will eventually be able to decrypt it. Organizations need to begin transitioning to quantum-safe cryptography now to protect data that could be decrypted in the future.

2025 Security Trends: Quantum Threats & Supply Chain Risks

Zscaler

05/19/2026

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Nation-state actors are actively harvesting encrypted data now, betting quantum computers will soon enable decryption—making quantum-safe cryptography planning essential for 2025.
Supply chain attacks targeting third-party vendors, contractors, and CI/CD environments continue to grow more sophisticated and remain a top security concern.
Zero-trust architecture, including segmentation of critical systems like CI/CD pipelines, is essential for reducing supply chain and third-party risk exposure.

Summary

Zscaler CSO Deepen Desai presents two critical cybersecurity predictions for 2025, focusing on emerging quantum computing threats and persistent supply chain vulnerabilities. The discussion highlights that nation-state actors are already harvesting TLS-encrypted data with the expectation that quantum computers will eventually enable decryption, making the transition to quantum-safe cryptography an urgent priority. Supply chain attacks continue to evolve in sophistication, with threat actors targeting third-party vendors, contractors, and CI/CD environments as entry points into organizations. Desai emphasizes that these threats are not future concerns but present realities requiring immediate action. The recommended defensive posture centers on zero-trust architecture implementation, AI-powered threat detection to counter AI-driven attacks, phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, and robust third-party risk management programs that include segmentation of critical systems like CI/CD pipelines. Organizations that prioritize these measures will be better positioned to maintain resilience against the evolving threat landscape throughout 2025.

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0:00 - Series Context
0:26 - Quantum Computing Risks
1:05 - Supply Chain Threats
1:41 - Defensive Recommendations

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0:38 "We are already seeing nation-state threat actors stealing TLS-encrypted data with plans to decrypt it, betting that the Quantum computers will soon have the power to do so."
1:41 "To close, these threats aren't just on the horizon, they're already here."

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