The Economic Times

Govt asks banks to develop a sector-wide quantum transition along with an AI resilience framework

According to the industry, major concerns in this segment include 'harvest now, decrypt later' threats, where cyber adversaries stockpile encrypted banking data for future quantum decryption. The finance ministry has also asked banks to assess post-quantum vulnerabilities and initiate mitigation measures, said an official, who did not wish to be identified. Each bank can prepare its internal strategy, but there has to be some common industry parameters, he added.