Quantum vs. Blockchain: who wins the next cyber arms race?

In this episode of Cyber Made Human, host Alice Violet sits down with Joe Cox Lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of Gloucestershire, to unpack:

• What is a blockchain?

• Why quantum computing threatens today’s encryption standards

• The scramble for post-quantum algorithms and NIST’s looming deadlines

• Digital warfare, zero-trust, and the future of decentralised finance

• Sustainability questions nobody’s asking about quantum hardware

• Cyber Made Human Bookshelf: Book reccomendations

  
  

Whether you’re a CISO plotting your five-year roadmap or a tech-curious founder who just wants the jargon decoded, this conversation delivers practical insight in plain English.

Chapters03:45 — Blockchain 101
05:37 — Teaching tomorrow’s generation
09:26 — Defending against digital warfare
15:01 — Quantum explained—and why current encryption is vulnerable
18:59 — NIST’s post-quantum standardisation: what to expect
23:11 — Quantum’s environmental footprint
24:30 — Cyber Made Human Bookshelf picks

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