The new internet of things botnet, variously known as Reaper, IoT_Reaper or IoTroop, should be easy to stop if it ever attacks, because it uses fixed, hardcoded domain and internet addresses for its command and control, or C2, servers — meaning they can easily be cut off by service providers.

David Holmes, researcher for F5 Networks, talks with CyberScoop's Greg Otto about advances in quantum computing and how future encryption standards need to be created to make sure data is quantum-resistant in the future.