Q-CTRL and Accenture Federal Services have collaborated to enhance federal network security using quantum optimization techniques. By applying Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal software, the partnership has targeted the challenge of network anomaly detection events such as security threats or networking inefficiencies, that can arise due to the complexity of large-scale networks. These anomalies can be found by using a Max-Cut optimization approach in the analysis. Fire Opal improves the performance of quantum hardware over more classical methods, enabling more accurate identification of anomalies by addressing the Max-Cut optimization problem in network analysis.
This collaboration leverages quantum computing’s potential to solve optimization problems more efficiently than classical methods, particularly in identifying outliers and security threats. Testing using real-world data demonstrated that the quantum-enhanced solution achieved a 3x higher success probability compared to traditional approaches, signaling quantum computing’s growing role in cybersecurity.
The integration of Fire Opal’s error suppression technology with IonQ’s hardware and Amazon Braket’s platform positions Accenture Federal Services at the forefront of quantum computing applications in network security. This partnership highlights the growing importance of quantum technologies in securing critical infrastructure and solving complex optimization challenges in federal networks.
For more details, refer to Q-CTRL’s blog post here.
December 16, 2024
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