Insider Brief
- QuSecure is collaborating with NIST’s NCCoE to support industry efforts in migrating from current cryptographic systems to post-quantum cryptography.
- The project focuses on identifying quantum-vulnerable public key algorithms and developing tools and strategies to enable smoother enterprise-wide migration.
- QuSecure will test and evaluate PQC solutions in NCCoE lab environments to improve interoperability, performance, and implementation practices.
PRESS RELEASE — QuSecure™, Inc., the market leader in post-quantum cybersecurity and cryptographic agility, today announced it is collaborating with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in the Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography Project Consortium to bring awareness to the issues involved in migrating to post-quantum algorithms and to develop practices to ease migration from current public-key algorithms to replacement algorithms.
Quantum computers capable of breaking public key cryptography threaten current information systems. NIST’s post-quantum cryptography program developed standardized quantum-resistant algorithms to protect digital information. Organizations must identify where vulnerable public key algorithms exist across hardware, software, and services and prioritize migration to NIST post-quantum cryptographic algorithms to protect data and processes from future threats.
“Public-key cryptography is widely used to protect today’s digital information,” said William Newhouse, Security Engineer, NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. “With the advent of quantum computing, and its potential to compromise many of the current cryptographic algorithms, it is critical that organizations begin to plan for many of the technological and operational challenges that a migration to post-quantum cryptography will present. This project aims to help organizations in that effort.”
As a contributing member of the consortium, QuSecure will collaborate with Automated Cryptography Discovery and Inventory and post-quantum cryptography vendors to understand tool performance across enterprise environments and use cases. QuSecure will test solutions in NCCoE lab environments with enterprise PQC tools to identify capability gaps and strengthen post-quantum cryptography migration strategies. The company will share technical expertise and deployment barriers to improve interoperability, implementation performance, and coordination with standards bodies and industry sectors.
“This collaboration with the NCCoE brings industry leaders together to tackle one of today’s most pressing cybersecurity challenges – the transition to post-quantum cryptography,” said Garfield Jones, QuSecure SVP, Research & Technology Strategy. “By working across government, industry, and academia, we can help organizations identify quantum-vulnerable systems, manage risk, and prepare for a secure, quantum-resilient future.”
The initial scope of this project will engage the industry to demonstrate the use of automated discovery tools to identify instances of quantum-vulnerable public key algorithms that are widely deployed, and to manage associated risks. Other goals include development and improvement of migration strategy, interoperability and performance of implementations, and outreach to standard developing organizations and industry sectors.
As part of NIST, the NCCoE is a collaborative hub where industry organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions work together to address businesses’ most pressing cybersecurity issues. This public-private partnership enables collaboration in the creation of practical cybersecurity solutions for specific industries, as well as for broad, cross-sector technology challenges. The NCCoE was established in 2012 by NIST in partnership with the State of Maryland and Montgomery County, Maryland. Information is available at https://www.nccoe.nist.gov.
