Post-Quantum Encryption: Why the Time to Act Is Now
Quantum computing threatens today’s public-key cryptography. Even if strong quantum machines are years away, adversaries can harvest-now, decrypt-later — capturing your traffic today to unlock it tomorrow.
What Should You Do First?
- Create a crypto inventory: Identify where RSA/ECC live (VPNs, TLS, code signing, backups, IoT).
- Assess vendor readiness: Ask your provider about NIST-selected post-quantum algorithms and migration roadmaps.
- Plan for crypto-agility: Implement architectures that can swap algorithms/keys without major rewrites.
- Prioritize long-lived data: Protect records that must stay secret for 5–10+ years.
Migration Tips
- Pilot PQC-ready TLS in low-risk segments.
- Test performance/size impacts (handshake overhead, certificate sizes).
- Update incident playbooks for PQC nuances.
Business Case
Early movers reduce compliance and reputational risk, avoid emergency retrofits, and improve trust with partners who demand PQC timelines.
Connect with Microtime to build your post-quantum roadmap, evaluate your current vendors, and pilot crypto-agility without disrupting operations.
Let us guide your organization through PQC assessments, pilots, and staged migrations.
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