Founder's Story

Why Your Passwords, Banks, and Bitcoin Could All Be Gone Overnight | Ep. 258 with Eric Dresdale Founder of Entrokey Labs


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We start with a maze analogy that makes quantum tangible, then move into the arms-race reality: nation-states are funding quantum as a weapon, timelines are sliding from the 2030s toward the late 2020s, and boards waiting for regulation risk being caught flat-footed. Eric explains why EntroKey Labs is betting on software-only entropy generation and keying—a configuration-level upgrade designed to raise security today while preparing systems for Q-Day.

Key Discussion Points:
Eric traces the invention arc from a space-based patent idea to a terrestrial prototype and finally to a pure software method once the team focused on the real bottleneck: generating provable, high-quality entropy at scale. He contrasts hardware’s noise and supply-chain risks with a lightweight generator that scores and strips hidden patterns before keys are minted, framing quantum as the sledgehammer and AI as the scalpel already probing our defenses. We walk through how preparedness likely rolls out—government and defense first, then regulated industries—and why companies should begin with a cryptographic inventory and foundation upgrades rather than decade-long rip-and-replace plans.

Takeaways:
Quantum threatens today’s public-key cryptography sooner than most roadmaps admit, and AI is already exposing predictable patterns. The lever leaders control now is entropy quality. By treating this like Y2K without a date—auditing libraries, improving randomness, and adopting software-only upgrades—organizations can strengthen their posture quickly while staying compatible with current stacks.

Closing Thoughts:
This episode turns fear into a plan. If leaders modernize the base layer now, the trust stack can hold when Q-Day arrives. EntroKey’s wager is that a measured, software-only upgrade buys the world the time it needs.

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