July 01, 2025 – Colt Technology Services, the digital infrastructure company, today reveals that just 6% of businesses cite ‘understanding quantum computing’ as their top priority in its global research of more than 1200 IT leaders across the US, Europe and Asia. 11% name it within their top two priorities, and 17% name it in their top three. The data is released as Colt urges businesses to take action to protect their data now from future quantum risk.

While quantum computers are expected to break through traditional encryption methods in the near future, organisations are facing more immediate quantum risks today such as ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ in which adversaries collect and store data, with the intention of decrypting it once quantum computers have the capability.

To solve this challenge for its customers, Colt has trialled quantum-secure encryption methods across its optical wave network and, following the trial, has developed a set of solutions which are available to customers now. Colt is also collaborating with partners to explore quantum-safe networking across low earth orbit satellite communications.

Buddy Bayer, chief operating officer, Colt Technology Services said, “AI has stolen the show for the last few years, but businesses need to expand their AI focus and start considering some of the impacts of quantum. It will bring wide-reaching transformational change and opportunity to our businesses, our economies and our societies, but it also leaves organisations and their data vulnerable and generates risk. Bad actors are already preparing to exploit that vulnerability, so it’s critical that businesses stay a step ahead. At Colt, we’re making this easy for our customers with quantum-safe solutions which give them protection and peace-of-mind so they can focus on quantum’s vast potential.”

Methodology

Intuit Research for Colt Technology Services surveyed 1,236 IT decision makers and those responsible for digital infrastructure services, in businesses across 13 regions (the US, UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong).