Published: 6:12pm, 18 Sep, 2016 Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018
Financial institutions in Hong Kong are being urged to review their methods for detecting online security breaches and to consider implementing "quantum cryptography" to keep important data safe. Emerging technology could threaten cyber security systems used by governments and businesses, says Dr Michele Mosca, a co-founder of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Mosca expects quantum cryptography to become the standard offering from cyber-security companies in the next five to 10 years.