A team that included researchers at a US bank says it has created a protocol that can generate certified truly random numbers, opening the possibility that current generation quantum computers can be used for secure applications in finance, cryptography, cybersecurity, and privacy.However, an industry analyst is cautious.The JPMorgan teams findings are interesting, but wont be applicable in the near term for most CSOs, unless they are responsible for high security environments, said Sandy Carielli, a principal analyst at Forrester Research.Quantum random number generation has been around for a while, she pointed out, and some CSOs may already be using products in that area. The certification could be a nice extra for highly regulated environments.