The First Set Of Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Are Out. What Should You Do Next?
Security Boulevard, Monday, September 9th, 2024
Recently, NIST made a significant announcement, releasing the first set of post-quantum encryption standards, born out of an 8-year effort to develop cryptographic algorithms that can withstand attacks from both quantum and classical computers, and can interoperate with existing communications protocols and networks.
Although NIST has been encouraging organizations to plan and prepare for the quantum-safe migration in advance of this moment, many CISOs have been on the fence, waiting for an official announcement of PQC standards. Now that the standards are released, it's time for all organizations to step on the gas and drive the preparation to post-quantum cryptography migration at full throttle.
The new post-quantum encryption standards are based on three encryption algorithms engineered to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer:...