aiqbench analysis
IonQ executives report that enterprise and government clients are shifting focus from raw computing power to the urgent need for post-quantum cryptography as a defensive necessity. This trend suggests that protecting sensitive data against future decryption capabilities may become a revenue driver comparable to quantum hardware sales itself. The industry is moving beyond theoretical research toward practical planning for a "post-quantum" security landscape where current encryption standards are at risk.
IonQ Says Customers Now Ask, How Can You Protect Me? - IonQ (NYSE: IONQ)

Customer conversations, management said, increasingly open not with what quantum computing can do, but with how to protect sensitive data once quantum machines can break today’s encryption. If that trend holds, quantum security could grow into a driver as significant as IonQ’s core computing business. Chief Operating Officer and CFO…
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