Issue Satellites are treated as exploitable computers and quantum threatens current encryption
Summary
Deloitte flags two frontier exposures: every satellite is in effect a computer that can be compromised, with disruption reaching navigation, communications, weather monitoring and national security systems, and quantum communication that promises unbreakable encryption while rendering today's methods obsolete.
Classification
Main topicGeopolitics & Security
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Tech Trends 2026: As technology innovation and adoption accelerate, five trends reveal how successful organizations are moving from experimentation to impact Deloitte Insights (Deloitte Development LLC, US Office of the CTO) page=61;section=The AI dilemma: Securing and leveraging AI for cyber defense / Emerging frontiers: Space and quantum security 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-26
- Tech Trends 2026: As technology innovation and adoption accelerate, five trends reveal how successful organizations are moving from experimentation to impact Deloitte Insights (Deloitte Development LLC, US Office of the CTO) page=61;section=The AI dilemma: Securing and leveraging AI for cyber defense / Emerging frontiers: Space and quantum security 2025-12 accessed 2026-07-26
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Directly linked signals 0
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Relation types: constitutes
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