Software Engineering
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aired Jun 16, 2026 · 46.0m
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Summary
Most of the cryptography securing the internet today rests on mathematical problems that classical computers cannot solve in any reasonable time frame. Boss Vesterbond is a cryptography engineer at Cloudflare, where he leads the company's efforts to migrate to post-quantum cryptography.
Why listen
It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of it's, that's, yeah, including: That assumption is now being tested.
Key takeaways
- 01That assumption is now being tested
- 02So I thought maybe I can find an internship or something
- 03So via via, I ended up with an internship at Cloudflare and enjoyed that so much doing crypto engineering there that after COVID, I got invited to join full time in the Netherlands
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