decryption

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“Ongoing cyber activity against our nation also presents the risk of adversaries collecting United States information now, and decrypting it later once large-scale quantum computers are operational,” the order said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

I won’t give too much away, but it’s not far into the film when Lex gets his hands on this message from Superman’s parents, decrypting and restoring the other half.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

Quantum computing will be useful for solving some important types of problems, such as optimising financial risk, decrypting data, designing molecules, and studying the properties of materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

From identifying affected IT systems to decrypting servers, uninstalling non-functional applications, blocking connections, disabling accounts, and restoring uninfected backups, each step can create bottlenecks.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

Once I’d, finished decrypting the data, I examined it all thoroughly.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline