Honeywell uses quantum computing encryption keys to bolster utilities’ data security against cyber threats

Honeywell announced that it is integrating quantum-computing-hardened encryption keys into smart utility meters, helping protect end-user data from advanced cybersecurity threats. The company has chosen to utilize Quantinuum’s Quantum Origin technology to help increase reliability and trust in the digitally transforming utilities sector. Quantinuum’s advanced technology provides heightened protection against threats to end users and critical infrastructure.

The enhanced security utility meters set a new benchmark protecting against data breaches and help ensure the uninterrupted operation of gas, water, and electricity utilities infrastructure for both residential and commercial applications.

Quantinuum’s Quantum Origin offers an advantage over traditional solutions by generating keys through quantum-computing-enhanced randomness, making them truly unpredictable and significantly enhancing data security for utilities’ end users.

No other companies in the smart meter market currently offer quantum-hardened encryption protection. The integration of this technology into Honeywell’s Smart Energy and Thermal Solutions products will help address the industry’s growing data security needs, particularly as it relates to critical infrastructure.

“By integrating Quantinuum’s quantum-computing-hardened encryption technology into our smart meters, we’re advancing data security for our customers and helping to shape the dialogue on how the utility industries should approach cybersecurity in the quantum era,” Hamed Heyhat, president of Smart Energy and Thermal Solutions at Honeywell, said in a media statement last week. “This integration underscores how continuous innovation enables customers to stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. It is a level of protection that is vitally important in our increasingly digital and interconnected world.”

“Robust cybersecurity requires a multifaceted approach, taking advantage of the latest technologies,” according to Tony Uttley, president and COO of Quantinuum. “Our work with Honeywell demonstrates the importance of using the power of today’s quantum computers to create a more resilient cyber infrastructure to better protect customers.”

Honeywell’s Smart Energy and Thermal Solution products with Quantum Origin are available now to customers in North America and Europe.

Industrial Cyber News Desk

Industrial Cyber News Desk