A paper by two cryptographers tackles one of the great mysteries of the year 2015: why did the NSA just freak out and throw its Suite B program down the toilet? Neal Koblitz and Alfred J. Menezes are noted cryptographers and mathematicians, together responsible for scores of papers. Suite B was the first public cryptography standard to include non-classified algorithms certified for encrypting Secret and Top Secret data. As of 2013, leaked slides from the Snowden cache show no real evidence of any massive quantum breakthroughs on the horizon that would necessitate a rapid transition.”]
Source: https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/10/22/a-riddle-wrapped-in-curve/