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Throughout my career, I\u2019ve specialized in managing emerging tech risks, building and leading innovation labs focused on quantum security, AI security, and cyber-kinetic risks for global corporations, governments, and defense agencies. Groups such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) are incorporating PQC algorithms into core internet protocols like Transport Layer Security (TLS), and industry organizations are updating application and systems to guard against the threat of quantum computers. In contrast to the threat quantum computing poses to current public-key algorithms, most current symmetric cryptographic algorithms and hash functions are considered to be relatively secure against attacks by quantum computers. If digital signatures can eventually be forged, firmware validation and trusted software updates can become attack surfaces as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Whether a quantum computer capable of breaking RSA exists in 2032 or 2042, the migration deadlines are locked in now. These requirements cascade through defense contractors, regulated industries, and any organization connected to government systems. NSA\u2019s CNSA 2.0 requires quantum-resistant algorithms for all new National Security System acquisitions starting January 2027. NIST\u2019s draft IR 8547 deprecates RSA, ECDSA, EdDSA, and Diffie-Hellman for federal systems by 2030 and disallows them entirely by 2035. These are classical algorithms running on the processors, servers, and devices organizations already own.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Organizations need to think now about long-standing data, digital trust, and the time required to migrate complex environments in a phased, manageable way. PQC is no longer a future challenge \u2013 it’s a federal cybersecurity priority that requires action today. This is the layer that answers \u00abTrust Now, Forge Later\u00bb, where the risk is a forged firmware update signature rather than decrypted data. This paper will help you to better understand and navigate the process as you prepare for post-quantum cryptography, with an emphasis on network infrastructure. With NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standard released, organizations must start preparing to secure essential data against post-quantum threats.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n