Malware In Quantum Computing?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 24, 2006 @05:32AM from the not-too-early-to-think-about-it dept.

MattSparkes writes, "Today's quantum computers are not sophisticated enough to do anything malicious to your online bank account; the field is in its infancy. However, there are in theory more ways to attack quantum computers than classical ones. As quantum networking takes off, this is going to become a larger and more immediate problem." The Wikipedia article correctly identifies as an unsolved problem in physics the question of whether it is possible to construct a practical computer that performs calculations on qubits.

1 of 91 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:Quantum Malware vs Observation by Tackhead · 2006-10-24 05:48 · Score: 5, Funny

> Does that mean by not looking at it it will cease to exist?
No, that's Windows Quantum Advantage: If Redmond observes that your copy of Windows Quantum is not Genuine, a hammer will break a vial of cyanide inside your PC, and your cat will die.
Quantum malware is what your dog installs to introduce sufficient uncertainty in Redmond's WQA check to ensure your cat's demise. (After all, when your cat's momentum is known to be precisely zero, it's gotta be somewhere around your PC.)