The Zero Epoch Guidebook

Name: The Zero Epoch Guidebook
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Cyber Risk, Quantum Threats and Trust Recovery

Dr James W Howell, Jr

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English

Smartcio, LLC
21 February 2026

Coding theory & cryptology; Business strategy; Data encryption

Cybersecurity is built on trust.

Every login, online payment, software update, and secure connection depends on encryption. Modern cryptography, including RSA and public key infrastructure, was designed on the assumption that breaking it would take centuries.

Quantum computing changes that equation.

Artificial intelligence already enables deepfakes, voice cloning, and automated phishing. Quantum technology threatens something deeper. It challenges the mathematics that underpin identity verification, digital signatures, certificates, and secure communications. Systems may continue to operate, but the integrity of their results becomes uncertain.

This tipping point is called the Zero Epoch.

It begins when quantum capability can break asymmetric cryptography at scale. When that threshold is crossed, digital trust begins to erode across banking systems, cloud platforms, identity management systems, and enterprise networks.

The consequences are practical, not theoretical.

Accounts reconcile but contain fraudulent transactions. Payments clear but route to attackers. Certificates validate but no longer guarantee authenticity. Secure connections appear normal while underlying assurance weakens.

Unlike Y2K, there is no single date and no universal patch.

The Zero Epoch Guidebook explains:

- How quantum computing threatens encryption and PKI

- How AI accelerates cyber risk and deception

- Why traditional risk frameworks miss user-driven exposure

- What IT professionals must understand before trust degradation becomes systemic

Written by a Cybersecurity Executive with decades of Department of Defense experience, this guidebook translates quantum risk, post-quantum cryptography, and digital trust into clear, actionable insight for the modern IT professional and young cyber warrior.

Your systems may still be online. The real question is whether you can still trust them.

By: Dr James W Howell Jr
Imprint: Smartcio, LLC
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9798994382615
Pages: 158
Publication Date: 21 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. James Howell is a senior cybersecurity executive, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and a former Chief Information Security Officer with more than 30 years of experience leading security programs across military, federal, and private-sector environments. His career has centered on protecting mission-critical systems where failure carries national, organizational, and reputational consequences. He served 22 years in the United States Air Force, directing Information Assurance programs, overseeing global cybersecurity operations, and enforcing compliance. Following his military retirement, he spent over a decade in federal civil service as a CISO and senior security leader, responsible for enterprise risk governance, regulatory compliance, and cyber workforce development. He focuses on how trust is built, how it degrades silently, and how leaders must act before that degradation becomes irreversible.