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1. Quantum computers are still not practical for attacking crypto keys with reasonably secure bit sizes.

2. We will see a practical application of homomorphic encryption for privacy preserving search, in a niche space at first.

3. The "gold rush" days of ransomware will die down as organizations start to take backups seriously, but the problem will never go away.

4. Related to 3., some people/orgs will still be using Windows XP, e.g., specialized hospital equipment.



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