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19/02/2026

Early January 2026 gave us a neat “maturity snapshot” in 48 hours 🧭. First, D-Wave announced a demonstration of scalable, on-chip cryogenic control for gate-model qubits, targeting a major scaling bottleneck 🧊⚙️.

Then D-Wave announced an agreement to acquire Quantum Circuits, explicitly positioning to bring superconducting gate-model systems to market in 2026 🤝📈.

Takeaway for security leaders: commercialisation pressure, engineering progress, and consolidation often arrive together 🔐. That’s why quantum-safe work should be treated as a controlled programme: PQC migration, crypto-agility, and QKD where appropriate today for high-assurance links 🧰🛡️.

Want a clear PQC-to-QKD roadmap for your network? Get in touch: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html

18/02/2026

One late-2025 signal feeding into 2026: QuantWare announced VIO-40K, a 3D scaling architecture it says enables 10,000-qubit superconducting processors 🧊⚙️, and plans for an industrial-scale fab (“Kilofab”) scheduled to open in 2026 🏭📈.

Whether any single roadmap hits every milestone is less important than the broader truth: engineering bottlenecks are being attacked aggressively 🔧🧠.

Security planning should assume timelines can compress ⏩🔐.

Don’t let quantum turn into a “surprise feature.” 🚨 Talk to us: LINK IN BIO.

12/02/2026

is commissioning quantum computing as infrastructure ⚛️

In September 2025, the EU inaugurated the quantum computer in , described as a milestone toward Europe’s quantum strategy ambitions.

For cybersecurity planning in 2026, capability is becoming institutional, and migration lead times are long. 🛡️

Key Takeaway: The best time to modernise crypto is before you’re forced to do it under pressure. 🔐⏳

Quantum-proof your network. Contact Merqury Cybersecurity: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html 🤝

11/02/2026

2026 is also a year of verification, not hype ✅

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) is explicitly about rigorously validating whether any approach can reach utility-scale operation by 2033, and it has advanced selected participants to Stage B. 🧪📈

Security takeaway: You don’t need perfect forecasts. You need a plan that stands even under uncertainty: 1. Cryptographic tool inventory 2. Quantum-safe roadmaps and 3. Critical link hardening. 🔐🗺️🛡️

Want a clear PQC-to-QKD roadmap for your network? Get in touch: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html 🤝

05/02/2026

📌 A meaningful quantum-security update for 2026 planning 📌

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (the U.S. standards body behind the SP 800 cybersecurity guidance used in many audits and security programs) is updating SP 800-56A and revising SP 800-56C to better support hybrid key establishment 🛡️

In simple terms: SP 800-56A is the “how two systems agree a secret” rulebook, and SP 800-56C is the “how that secret becomes real encryption keys” rulebook. The revision path allows a hybrid model where you combine a classical shared secret with a PQC/KEM shared secret before key derivation 🔐⚙️

Why this matters: Organisations can harden key establishment now, without a full rip-and-replace, while staying aligned with real-world protocols, interoperability, and compliance constraints ✅

Don’t let quantum turn into a “surprise feature.” Talk to us: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html

04/02/2026

One strong 2026 signal is the rise of hybrid approaches to key exchange: combining classical cryptography with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to protect sessions during migration 🔐⚡️

ETSI has launched a standard for quantum-safe hybrid key exchanges, designed to strengthen security mechanisms and enforce access controls 🛡️

This is how transitions succeed: layer security while systems keep running 🔁
PQC scales broadly. QKD is deployable today and can be integrated where it measurably increases assurance, especially for high-value/critical connectivity 📡

Quantum-proof your network. Contact Merqury Cybersecurity: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html

29/01/2026

A major reason post-quantum cryptography (PQC) planning matters in 2026: “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (HNDL). Threat actors can record encrypted traffic today 🔒, then attempt decryption later 🔓 as capabilities mature.

Translation: Set your organisation's quantum timeline by data lifetime ⏳, not by guessing when a cryptographically relevant quantum computer arrives.

Our stance is simple - protect long-lived sensitive data first 🛡️, then widen coverage as is necessary.

Want a clear PQC and QKD roadmap for your network? Get in touch: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html

22/01/2026

IRIS², THE SPACE PILLAR BEHIND SECURE CONNECTIVITY 🛰️🔐

EuroQCI isn’t a standalone island. It’s linked to the EU’s wider secure connectivity push, including IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). 🌍✨

In 2026, secure connectivity is increasingly a system-of-systems conversation: terrestrial fibre, future satellites, and assurance frameworks that must stand up to audits. 🧩📡✅

Quantum-proof your network. Contact Merqury Cybersecurity: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html

20/01/2026

🔐 EUROQCI GOES OPERATIONAL IN 2026 🔐

Europe is moving quantum-secured connectivity from pilots to operations. 🚀 The Commission notes that EuroQCI operational activities are planned to start from 2026 onwards, linking national terrestrial networks 🌍 and a future space component 🛰️.

For critical infrastructure, this is the key message: quantum-safe communications are becoming an assurance and procurement topic, not just R&D 🧪. Merqury’s approach is to keep this practical 🛠️: PQC on the edge 📡 together with QKD protecting critical infrastructure and high-value links 💎.

Want a clear quantum-safe transition for your network? ✅ Get in touch 👉 https://www.merqury.eu/

NB: The nodes depicted in the artwork are not indicative of real-life EuroQCI node locations. 🗺️⚠️🔎

13/01/2026

🔍📡 QUANTUM IN 2026: SIGNALS, NOT NOISE 📡🔍

This year, “quantum” is shifting from headlines to programmes you can actually plan around:

• Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) migration guidance is now concrete (and mapped to real risk frameworks) 🧩📜
• EuroQCI is moving toward operational activity from 2026 onwards 🛰️🔗
• Benchmarking programmes (eg. DARPA QBI) are stress-testing timelines and claims 🧪📊

To share what we’re seeing, we’re launching a short series: “What’s Happening in Quantum in 2026”. 📣⚡

Over the next six weeks, look out for two posts per week, each translating one real development into a practical cybersecurity takeaway.🛡️➡️🧰

Merqury’s lens stays consistent: deploy practical quantum-safe protection now (PQC) 🔐⏳and add Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) where it measurably increases assurance for high-value links and long-lived sensitive data. 🧷🔒🌐

Quantum-proof your network today. Contact Merqury Cybersecurity: https://www.merqury.eu/contact.html📩🌍

10/12/2025

🎄 Merqury Cybersecurity Christmas Lunch 2025 🎄

It's hard to get everyone in the same place these days, so today’s Christmas lunch felt like a much-needed pause. With everything that's going on behind the scenes, moments like this are rare – and welcome.

We squeezed in a Secret Santa exchange this year, hence the Lego Technic Ferrari taking pride of place in the foreground 🏎️😉

Here’s wishing you a restful, recharging holiday season and a strong start to 2026.

Happy holidays from all of us at Merqury 🥂✨

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