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The Quantum Countdown: A Global Call to Action for Post-Quantum Readiness
Editorial | Published: 27 August 2025
ICCK Transactions on Cybersecurity Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025: 13-14
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ICCK Transactions on Cybersecurity, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2025: 13-14

Editorial | 27 August 2025
The Quantum Countdown: A Global Call to Action for Post-Quantum Readiness
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Mujeeb Ur Rehman Mujeeb Ur Rehman 1 *
1 School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University, LE1 9BH Leicester, United Kingdom
* Corresponding Author: Mujeeb Ur Rehman, [email protected]
DOI: 10.62762/TC.2025.873234
Received: 30 June 2025, Accepted: 21 July 2025, Published: 27 August 2025  
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The editorial highlights the urgent need for global action to adopt post-quantum cryptographic standards, as quantum computing threatens current encryption systems, with significant financial and strategic challenges ahead.
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Rehman, M. U. (2025). The Quantum Countdown: A Global Call to Action for Post-Quantum Readiness. ICCK Transactions on Cybersecurity, 1(1), 13–14. https://doi.org/10.62762/TC.2025.873234
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