Filippo Valsorda, a cryptography engineer, emphasizes that AES 128 encryption remains secure even in the face of emerging quantum computing technologies. AES 128, part of the Advanced Encryption Standard adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2001, is favored for its balance of security and computational efficiency. With 2^128 possible key combinations, a brute-force attack would take around 9 billion years using the entire Bitcoin mining resources projected for 2026. While some amateur cryptographers have claimed that quantum computing, particularly through Grover's algorithm, could halve its effectiveness, Valsorda argues that these assertions are misleading. A cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) would not be able to parallelize the workload as assumed, maintaining AES 128's integrity. Thus, the encryption standard continues to be a reliable choice for securing sensitive information.